Auto Mesh: Face

 

 

 

 

Function

Auto Mesh - Face automatically generates meshes on selected faces (Shell, Face).

 

 

 

 

Call

 Mesh > Auto Mesh > Face

 

 

 

 

 

<Auto-Mesh Face>

Select Face(s)

Select Faces (Shell, Face), wich will be automatically meshed.
 

Mesh Size

 

Element Size

Specify the element size.
Division

Specify the number of divisions at the boundary edges of the shapes for a meshing operation.
Adaptive Seeding

Automatically increases the polynomial order so that the mesh can adjust to the needs of the system.

 

Align Edge Seed Near Inner Loop

Improves the mesh quality, if an inner loop (hole) exists near the outer loop (boundary) of the face, edge seeding of the inner loop will align the edge seed near the inner loop with the outer loop edge.

 

Manual Division

Once the seeding of edges is displayed, edges can be selected and the mesh division can be manually changed by the use of the mouse wheel.

 

Attribute

 

Mesh Set

 

<Advanced Option>

 

Mesher

Select mesh generation algorithm and element type.
 

Loop Mesher

 

Grid Mesher

 

Delaunay Mesher

 

Generate Offset Element

Construct meshes at the boundaries of the selected faces first, and then expand the meshes inward.  This command may be applicable for generating quadrilateral meshes using the Loop Mesher or the Grid Mesher.
 

 

Refinement Factor

 

Mesh Set

 

Merge Nodes

 

Generate Mid-side Nodes

 

Skip Meshed Face(s)

 

Post Remesh

Post Remesh can be set before automeshing.  When selected, it improves poor quality mesh from auto meshing.  The existing mesh is deleted when the surface is remeshed

 

Mesh Clean-Up

 

 

 

 

 

Example: Auto Mesh>Face

 

Meshing 2D Elements on Non-manifold Shell

 

 


 

 

<Instruction>

 

1. Select face(s) to generate Mesh (if the shape is Shell, change Selection Filter to Shell).

2. Choose a meshing algorithm (Refer to Meshing Algorithm) Above example has meshed with Loop Mesher.

3. Make sure sizing method is in Element Size (Refer to Size Control>On Face…).

4. Enter 1 in Mesh Size.

5. Click button to assign Attribute to the face(s) .

6. Click [OK] button.

 

Note

1. Above example has been seeded before meshing (Size Control>Along Edge…). As shown, it resulted in different element size on Face.

2. To match nodal connectivity between faces, it is better to sew all Faces into a Shell.

Example: Align Seed for Inner Loop Edge