# \#fem **URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/tag/fem/255.md [Latest](https://discourse.slicer.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.slicer.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.slicer.org/tags.md) --- ## [Exporting segmentation to Abaqus](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/exporting-segmentation-to-abaqus/13974)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_S](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jeff_S)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/exporting-segmentation-to-abaqus/13974 "2026-04-17T14:29:17Z")
Dear Andras, as I had troubles with FEBio, I am trying now to use the segmentation of the vertebra (in vtk format) to load into ABAQUS and do the simulation with that program. But it seems, that ABAQUS does not support … --- ## [Are all bones modelled in 3D Slicer hollow? I need to use them for FEA.](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-all-bones-modelled-in-3d-slicer-hollow-i-need-to-use-them-for-fea/31865)
**Author:** [@Danieal\_Ahmad](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Danieal_Ahmad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-all-bones-modelled-in-3d-slicer-hollow-i-need-to-use-them-for-fea/31865 "2023-10-31T11:08:52Z")
Hi, I’ve been working on Femur and Tibia bones from a CT scan. I managed to model them out pretty well. However when I played around the 3D space to look inside the bones, they seem to be empty. Are all bones modelled i… --- ## [Sir can I import 3D slicer file into Ansys Fluent software?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sir-can-i-import-3d-slicer-file-into-ansys-fluent-software/31988)
**Author:** [@Sameer123](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sameer123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sir-can-i-import-3d-slicer-file-into-ansys-fluent-software/31988 "2023-10-02T02:51:08Z")
Operating system: Slicer version: Expected behavior: Actual behavior: --- ## [IA-FEMesh extension for Abaqus](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ia-femesh-extension-for-abaqus/13317)
**Author:** [@nithin](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/nithin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ia-femesh-extension-for-abaqus/13317 "2023-09-01T21:13:59Z")
Dear all, I am trying to apply material mapping to the vertebral model and analyze in Abaqus. I exported image data and surface model (.stl) from the 3D slicer, but when the same are imported IA-FEMesh, there is no over… --- ## [Is there any way to take probed volume and map it to the elements instead of nodes?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-take-probed-volume-and-map-it-to-the-elements-instead-of-nodes/28683)
**Author:** [@fea\_99](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fea_99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-take-probed-volume-and-map-it-to-the-elements-instead-of-nodes/28683 "2023-03-30T18:50:33Z")
I believe FEBio requires that the scalar data be mapped onto the elements instead of the nodes themselves, is there any way to instead probe the data onto the elements, or even move them from the nodes to the elements? --- ## [Volumetric mesh generation for finite element analysis of spine](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volumetric-mesh-generation-for-finite-element-analysis-of-spine/26052)
**Author:** [@Ron](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Ron)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volumetric-mesh-generation-for-finite-element-analysis-of-spine/26052 "2022-11-15T17:44:22Z")
Andras hi Dr. Zahra Soltani is working with me on an NIH patient study as part of our MIT collaboration. Previously, we have used Medtool to 1) create tet-based meshes for the vertebrae (it uses CGAL for this purpose) … --- ## [WrapSolidify is amazing for preprocessing before volumetric mesh generation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/wrapsolidify-is-amazing-for-preprocessing-before-volumetric-mesh-generation/25961)
**Author:** [@avarghes24](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/avarghes24)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/wrapsolidify-is-amazing-for-preprocessing-before-volumetric-mesh-generation/25961 "2022-10-29T05:58:32Z")
Sorry I just realized I never responded to this. I was able to segment out the entire hip joint from the sample abdomen/pelvis CT in Slicer. Previously, I was trying to run TetGen in FeBioStudio and it kept on failing be… --- ## [Export heart motion to CFD/FSI](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-heart-motion-to-cfd-fsi/22913)
**Author:** [@Gening\_Dong](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gening_Dong)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-heart-motion-to-cfd-fsi/22913 "2022-04-25T04:30:17Z")
Hello, I have a really similar question to this. I want to get the coordinates of the segmented heart’s surface. I used the Sequence Registration and the module Transform to transform a model generated by the module Seg… --- ## [Slicer models node number](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-models-node-number/18593)
**Author:** [@F.A](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/F.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-models-node-number/18593 "2021-07-09T14:46:39Z")
Hi, I have been using 3D Slicer to create a FE model from CT images. I meshed the model and used “probe volume with model” module to get HU and coordinates of each node. I imported the probe’s output to Abaqus using Para… --- ## [Export segmentation for finite element analysis](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-segmentation-for-finite-element-analysis/18252)
**Author:** [@L12](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/L12)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/export-segmentation-for-finite-element-analysis/18252 "2021-06-21T15:47:24Z")
Hi, I converted my segmentation to an STL file and when I open it in a 3D viewer, the images overlap and just shows one segment. How do I save the exact same thing that appeared on my 3D slicer window? I have attached bo… --- ## [Volume mesh with uniform element size](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-mesh-with-uniform-element-size/17319)
**Author:** [@michxu98](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/michxu98)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-mesh-with-uniform-element-size/17319 "2021-04-26T01:45:05Z")
Hello, I am trying to generate a volume mesh with uniform element size from a segmentation using Cleaver in the Segment Mesher module, however the output mesh does not seem to have uniform element sizes: Slicer vers… --- ## [What finite element systems do you use with Slicer?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/what-finite-element-systems-do-you-use-with-slicer/17278)
**Author:** [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/what-finite-element-systems-do-you-use-with-slicer/17278 "2021-04-23T22:07:21Z")
Hi - We are doing large deformation mechanical simulation project that currently uses matlab and comsol and would like to switch to something more Slicer-like (free, python-based, extendable, etc). What packages have p… --- ## [How to generate a FE grid of a hollow segmentation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-generate-a-fe-grid-of-a-hollow-segmentation/15501)
**Author:** [@nmmhuynh](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/nmmhuynh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-generate-a-fe-grid-of-a-hollow-segmentation/15501 "2021-01-24T18:43:43Z")
Hi all, I’m new to 3D slicer and probably my issue has been already solved in the past (if so, can someone please address me to the right topic?). I would like to generate a volumetric mesh of the left ventricle wall f… --- ## [Segment-Meshing multiple segments](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-meshing-multiple-segments/13595)
**Author:** [@Shajia\_Ali](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Shajia_Ali)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-meshing-multiple-segments/13595 "2020-09-30T08:04:52Z")
Hi, I discovered segment-mesher quite recently and my goal is to create a mesh of a nutshell and the vascular bundles within it. My attempt is to have two meshes. One for the shell (with holes) and one only for the vasc… --- ## [Voxel-based finite element modeling](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/voxel-based-finite-element-modeling/11223)
**Author:** [@Vasyl](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Vasyl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/voxel-based-finite-element-modeling/11223 "2020-04-24T00:32:19Z")
Hy everybody! I’m only a beginner in segmentation and meshing models and I have one precise question: how can I create voxel-based FE model. I’ve already read some articles dedicated to this topic (GitHub - lassoan/Sli… --- ## [FEM Mesh Analysis & Visualization in Model Module](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fem-mesh-analysis-visualization-in-model-module/9376)
**Author:** [@lausiv](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lausiv)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fem-mesh-analysis-visualization-in-model-module/9376 "2019-12-18T01:50:35Z")
FEM Mesh Analysis & Visualization in Model Module (refers below picture :-)) in other words, for example. each mesh, i want to calculate mesh volume and display different color corresponding to the volume.