Using Regions

This Pro Engineer Mechanica tutorial covers the topics of Surface and Volume Regions within Pro Engineer Mechanica for applying loads and creating detailed results windows on internal stresses and strains.

In this tutorial, we will introduce you to the concepts of using regions within Pro Engineer Mechanica. There are two types of regions that can be utilized; surface and volume regions. Both have their own set of functions in why each one is used.

We begin by introducing surface regions. Pro Engineer Mechanica Surface regions are used to aid in creating loads and constraints on the model. A surface region is used to split the surface into segments so that such a load or constraint can be applied to a smaller portion of that surface. Pro Engineer Mechanica Volume regions are used to aid in the viewing of results. This will aid in viewing internal stresses, strains, moments, etc.

Another use for a surface or volume region is to refine the mesh in certain areas. Pro Engineer Mechanica will have to split the volume or surface up to mesh accordingly and thus will enable you to get a denser result display.

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