Remesh Tessellated Models
Use the Mesh to create new surface mesh on converted geometry.
The Mesh tool works for tessellated geometry. If the input is b-spline geometry, first convert to discrete geometry using the Convert tool.
Imported Nastran
.stl files can consist of poor quality mesh. After converting
to discrete geometry, it's helpful to remesh the model. The rest of the options used
to edit geometry work better on a good quality mesh.
Note: You have the option to
retain the surface mesh you create here when performing batch
meshing.
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From the Geometry ribbon, click the Mesh tool.
Figure 1. -
On the guide bar, click
to define meshing
options.
Mesh Tool
An overview of the Mesh tool.
Figure 2.
Use the Mesh to create new surface mesh on converted geometry.
- Access
- Go to .
Options
- Average size
- Set the average element size for surface meshing.
- Curvature based refinement
- Option to turn on mesh refinement based on geometric curvature.
- Minimum size factor
- The minimum element size, as a factor of the average element size. Value must be less than or equal to 1.
- Geometric feature angle
- The maximum allowable break angle between adjacent elements.
- Growth rate
- The factor to control the rate of transition in case of element size change.
- Mesh element type
- Select the type of elements used to create the mesh.
- Mesh element order
- Defines order of mesh to generate.
- Treatment to connected mesh
- Defines what to do if surfaces adjacent to selection are meshed.