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Mesh Cleanup
Mesh Cleanup
Mesh cleanup
CAD models can have features like chamfers, fillets that are not desired.
If the CAD model is not good, it is possible to generate a mesh that has,
Elements overlapping/intersection,
Assembly of CAD models is done by first converting them to a mesh model followed
by imprint operations. The imprint operation can result in very poor quality elements.
Mesh Cleanup
The meshing tool bar has functions that can be used to locate errors in a mesh
Free Edges
Elem Intersection
Quality Test
Free Edges
This option will display Free and non-manifold edges in the selected model
Free edge: A tri-element that does not share its edge with an adjacent trielement. These are coloured Orange
The display will add a layer of adjacent elements around the Free and NonManifold edges, to improve the visibility.
surface mesh
Non-manifold edge
Element Overlap
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Element Overlap
For the model in the previous page, if we check the Aspect ratio, the maximum value is
infinity. Id the display button is selected all tri-elements with aspect ratio greater than 20 will
be displayed. A layer of adjacent elements will also be displayed. Otherwise it will be hard to
see the zero area triangle.
Fill Hole
Fill Crack
Manual cleanup
Create Element
Split
Swap
Collapse
Equivalence
Create Elements
Select three nodes to create an element. On the selection of the third node, an element
is created and the element layers around it are updated.
Split
Split
Before Split
After Split
Swap
Collapse
In certain instances, there will be very narrow elements which will affect
the quality of Tri elements and reflect badly in the quality check. These
elements can be collapsed to get a good quality mesh.
After collapse
short edge
Collapse
In the picture shown above, the narrow elements causes poor quality of the mesh.
Equivalance
Equivalence joins two nodes within tolerance to form a single node and thereby
eliminates Free edges.
Select the two nodes and specify the tolerance. Then click Apply to join the nodes.
The automated quad-meshing code might not create all quads but leave few tri elements.
Delete Element
This option is used to delete (Tri/Quad) elements. Solid elements connected to the
surface element will also get deleted.
Before Deleting
After Deleting