ITEM Tutorial

Step 8: Define Boundary Conditions

Exodus boundary conditions are specified as generic blocks, nodesets, and sidesets. Clicking on a boundary condition type on the ITEM panel will open the corresponding command panel.

• Click on Define boundary conditions on the ITEM panel
• Click on Define Block. This opens the Material Properties->Block Panel and automatically assigns a default block id of 1.
• Set selection type to Volume
• Select Volumes 1 5
• Click Apply

• Click on Define Block on the ITEM Panel. It should automatically increment the Block ID for you.
• Select Volume 3
• Click Apply

• Click Create Block on the ITEM Panel to increment block ID
• Select Volumes 4 6
• Click Apply

• Change to the Element Type panel by selecting from the drop-down list
• Change the Element Type to Hex9
• Click Apply

• On the ITEM panel click Done