Edit Mesh Biasing and Element Size Distribution
Use the Interactive: Biasing tool to apply linear, exponential, or bellcurve biasing to individual edges of a surface, and edit the elements size distribution.
Element biasing can be used to improve element quality when transitioning from smaller to larger element sizes, and enables you to moderate the changes in aspect ratio from the start to the end.
After you have created an initial mesh, bias the placement of nodes so that their intervals are not uniform in size. For example, you can designate that the smaller intervals go near the start of the edge, near the end of the edge, near both ends with larger intervals in the middle, or near the middle of the edge.
Interactive: Biasing Tool
An overview of the Interactive: Biasing tool.
Use the Interactive: Biasing tool to apply linear, exponential, or bellcurve biasing to individual edges of a surface, and edit the elements size distribution.
- Access
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Options
- Auto update
- Select auto/manually remesh option.
- Biasing intensity
- Change the element intensity.
- Link opposite edges
- Select if an aspect ratio should be used to link the default mesh density on opposing edges of rectangular surfaces.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
To do this | Press |
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Increase edge value | Ctrl + Left Mouse Click |
Decrease edge value | Ctrl + Right Mouse Click |
Scroll edge value | Ctrl + Middle Mouse Scroll |
Edit value in microdialog | Middle Mouse Scroll |