The quality of elements in a mesh can be gauged in many ways, and the methods used often depend not only on the element
type, but also on the individual solver used.
Use the Criteria legend to investigate the model via individual criteria, and view a breakdown of all failed and worst
elements based on a set QI range. This is useful when you want to resolve criteria violations, and evaluate the overall
quality of a mesh.
Use the Element Quality view to review element quality while simultaneously editing
your model.
The Element Quality view is automatically enabled when creating and editing surface
mesh. To manually enable the Element Quality view, click on the View Controls toolbar and select Surface
Element Quality.
When the Element Quality view is enabled, elements are colored based on their
quality, which is defined by the 2D element criteria settings. A moveable legend
displays in the modeling window to assist you in evaluating
the element quality. A summary of the model's Compound QI and number/percentage of
failed elements is also displayed under the legend.
How Element Quality is Calculated
The quality of elements in a mesh can be gauged in many ways, and the methods used often depend not only on the element type, but also on the individual solver used.
Review 2D Elements by Quality Index
Use the QI (Quality Index) Range legend to investigate the model with overall element quality categorized as Worst, Fail, Warn, Good and Ideal.
Review 2D Elements by Element Criteria
Use the Criteria legend to investigate the model via individual criteria, and view a breakdown of all failed and worst elements based on a set QI range. This is useful when you want to resolve criteria violations, and evaluate the overall quality of a mesh.