Mesh Control Parameters
Mesh control refers to specifying different element sizes at different
regions in the model. A smaller element size in a region improves the
accuracy of results in that region. You can specify mesh control at vertices,
points, edges, faces, and components. Mesh control is not available for
beams.
To access the Mesh Control PropertyManager,
right-click the Mesh icon and
select Apply Mesh Control.
Mesh Control Parameters
The mesh control parameters are:
Assuming that the element size used for meshing an entity is (e),
the average element size in layers radiating from the entity will be:
e, e*r,
e*r2, e*r3,
...., e*rn.
If the calculated average element size of a layer exceeds (E),
where (E) is
the Global Size
,
the program uses (E)
instead. The mesh radiates from vertices to edges, from edges to faces,
from faces to components, and from a component to connected components.
To apply mesh control to mixed types of entities:
In the Simulation study tree, right-click the
Mesh icon and select Apply
Mesh Control.
The Mesh
Control PropertyManager appears.
In the graphics area, select the entities for
which you want to apply mesh controls.
Under Control
Parameters, do the following:
Select a unit and type a value in the Element Size box 
.
Type a value in the Ratio
box 
.
Click 
.
To apply mesh control to multiple components:
In the Simulation study tree, right-click the
Mesh icon and select Apply
Mesh Control.
The Mesh
Control PropertyManager appears.
Click the FeatureManager
design tree tab 
.
In the FeatureManager flyout, select the components
to which you want to apply mesh control.
The selected components appear in the Selected Entities list box.
Under
Selected Entities, select Use per part size.
The software assigns an optimum
element size for mesh control to individual components based on their
volume. Move the Mesh Density
slider towards Coarse to increase
the element size by a factor of 2, or towards Fine
to decrease the element size by a factor of 0.5.
Click .
Related Topics
Component
Mesh Control
Examples
of Mesh Control