Defining Mesh Control and Meshing the Model

Due to the fine details at the end of the male component's arm, you define smaller local element size by defining a mesh control.

1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click Mesh and select Apply Mesh Control.
2. In the PropertyManager:
   1. Select the faces of the male component shown in the figure below for Selected Entities (5 faces).
      
   2. Under Mesh Parameters, set the Unit to in and then type 0.05 in the Element Size box .
   3. Click .
      The program creates the mesh control and a representative icon appears inside the Mesh folder.
3. In the Simulation study tree, right-click Mesh and select Create Mesh .
4. In the PropertyManager:
   1. Expand Mesh Parameters and set Unit to in then type 0.15 in the Global Size box.
   2. Under Options, select Run (solve) the analysis.
   3. Click .