Beam diagnostics

There are several diagnostic tools related to potential beam element problems.

Beam Count diagnostic:

displays a plot of the number of beam elements per curve used to model a cooling channel or runner system. A low beam count may be representative of insufficient mesh density.

Beam L/D Ratio diagnostic:

displays a plot of the number of the length/diameter ratio of all beam elements in the model. If the ratio is too high, or too low, this may result in solver convergence warnings.

Trapped Beam diagnostic:

locates overlapping beam elements.