Enhanced Blended Curvature-Based Mesher

The Blended Curvature-based mesher has improved performance based on optimized code architecture, multithreading, and parallel multicore processing. The improved mesher can mesh parts and large assemblies significantly faster.

It can also mesh models that previously failed to mesh. In addition, mesh cancellation is immediate, and performance issues including program termination that are related to mesh cancellation are resolved. These performance improvements also apply to the Curvature-based mesher.

For example, for the clamp assembly with 11 parts shown above, mesh generation with the enhanced Blended Curvature-based mesher is approximately 5 times faster. The table lists the mesh details of the clamp assembly model for the 2020 and 2021 releases.
Mesh Details 2020 2021
Mesher Blended Curvature-based Enhanced Blended Curvature-based
Mesh Type Solid Solid
Maximum element size/ Minimum element size 5.815 mm / 0.291 mm 5.815 mm / 0.291 mm
Total nodes / total elements 45,918 / 26,490 46,729 / 27,028
Time to complete mesh (minutes:seconds) 0:50 00:11
The performance improvement of the enhanced Blended Curvature-based mesher depends on the number of parts in an assembly, the number of physical cores, and available memory.

The table lists the SOLIDWORKS Simulation licenses that support single-core processing and multicore processing for the Blended Curvature-based mesher.

Mesher Licenses with Single-core Processing Licenses with Multicore Processing
Blended Curvature-based (surface meshing)
  • Simulation Xpress
  • Simulation in SOLIDWORKS Premium
  • SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard
  • SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional
  • SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium
There is no limit to the number of physical cores that the Blended Curvature-based mesher can access.