Mesh Details Report

After creating a mesh, open the Mesh Details report to view mesh information.

To open the Mesh Details report:

  • In the PlasticsManager, right-click Shell Mesh or Solid Mesh , and click Details .

A good quality mesh is very important for the accuracy of the results. Mesh errors are highlighted in red. You must fix all surface mesh errors using the mesh repair tools before you can proceed with the analysis.

Configuration name The name of the geometry configuration used to create the mesh.
Mesh type Solid or Shell
Meshing method Manual or Automatic
Triangle size Global triangle size used for the mesh creation. Locally, the triangle size may be finer than this due to refinement based on curvature or local geometry entity selection.
Mesh tolerance The minimum allowable element size for automatic refinement is given by the default value of triangle size multiplied by the value of mesh tolerance.
Mesh Tolerance is visible only when you apply Curvature-based refinement.
Total nodes of surface mesh The total number of nodes (mesh vertices) of the surface mesh.
Total elements of surface mesh The total number of elements (mesh faces) of the surface mesh.
Total nodes of solid mesh The total number of nodes (mesh vertices) of the solid mesh.
Total elements of solid mesh The total number of polyhedral elements of the solid mesh.
Waterproof

Yes

The surface mesh is waterproof with no holes.

No

The surface mesh contains free edges.
Number of Mesh Group Identifies the number of distinct meshed domains in a model.

For example, if you identified a geometric body as a cavity and you add a runner, the number of mesh groups is two. You can have two mesh groups for a single part when the part has two distinct bodies that are not merged.
Element Intersections Identifies where elements overlap. The software fails to create a solid mesh when intersection elements exist.
Non-manifold Identifies elements that share a boundary with more than two elements.
Non-manifold elements. Three triangles share a common edge (red). Manifold elements. Two triangles share a common edge (red).
Bad Elements Shows the percentage of distorted elements with poor aspect ratios over the total number of mesh elements.

Elements with an aspect ratio between 8 and 20 are characterized as Bad Elements.

Consider fixing these elements, especially when the percentage number exceeds 15.
Very Bad Elements Shows the percentage of very bad elements over the total number of mesh elements.

Elements with an aspect ratio above 20 are characterized as Very Bad Elements.

Maximum Aspect Ratio Shows the maximum aspect ratio in a model.

The aspect ratio of an element is the ratio of the longest edge to the shortest edge of a triangle. By definition, the aspect ratio of a perfect triangle element is 1.0. A higher aspect ratio indicates poorer element quality.
Unmatched Elements Identifies elements at the boundaries of geometric entities that touch or intersect but do not share common nodes. In these cases, the mesh is considered incompatible due to unmatched elements. Such errors are common with insert molding or overmolding where two domains meet.

In compatible meshes, the entities that touch have a node-to-node correspondence between their meshes at the boundaries.
Computer name The name of the computer that generated the mesh.