Coarsen: 2D Tool
An overview of the Coarsen: 2D tool.
Figure 1.
Use the Coarsen 2D tool to coarsen 2D components.
- Access
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Options
- Element size
- The size of the average element.
- Max node count
- Set the maximum node count to prevent coarsened mesh from exceeding target number of nodes.
- Mesh type
- Select the mesh type, either Mixed or Trias
- Feature angle
- The feature angle for common edge smoothing.
- Maximum fill hole diameter factor
- Mesh over holes smaller than the specified value.
- Delete small parts factor
- Remove most parts that become detached during the coarsening process, which are underneath the target input size that you specified.
- Delete Stiffeners
- Delete stiffeners.
- Delete small features factor
- Remove most features that become detached during the coarsening process, which are underneath the target input size that you specified.
- Retain input mesh
- Generate a new component containing the coarsened elements, leaving the original component and its elements untouched.
- Delete 1Ds before meshing
- Delete 1D elements that are part of the input selection.
- Delete Masses before meshing
- Delete masses that are part of the input selection.
- Delete Free 1Ds and masses after meshing
- Delete rigidlink/RBE3/mass elements if all its legs are free after coarsening is complete.
- Delete Free rigidlink/RBE3 legs after meshing
- Delete any free legs after coarsening and reconnection are complete.
- Convert existing 1Ds to PLOTELs
- Convert remaining elements that were part of the input selection to PLOTEL.
- Create PLOTELs along 2D edges
- Convert remaining elements that were part of the input selection to PLOTEL.
- Convert coarsened 2Ds to PLOTEL3/4
- Convert all tria and quad elements to PLOTEL3 and PLOTEL4 element type configurations.
- Component size factor
- Component size factor to convert.
- Auto reduce factor
- Auto reduce factor to convert.