Generating Surfaces from Member: Settings
Technical Article
In RFEM, you can generate surfaces from members (for example, to perform an accurate FE simulation on a member). Specific parameters such as automatic FE mesh refinement or rigid surfaces can be defined prior to the generation.
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Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Stefan Frenzel
Product Engineering & Customer Support
Mr. Frenzel is responsible for the development of products for dynamic analysis. He also provides technical support for customers of Dlubal Software.
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