Mesh Section

The Mesh section allows you to create basic meshes to represent model geometry in a simulation.

This page discusses:

Flyout for Triangle Meshes
Flyout for Tetrahedron Meshes
Flyout for Hexahedron, Sweep, and Voxel Meshes
Flyout for Coating Meshes
Flyout for Mesh Operations
Flyout for Extrusion and Inflation Meshes


	Mesh Part Manager Interactive list of mesh parts that allows modification, update, and deletion. See Mesh Part Manager.
	Surface Triangle Mesh See Flyout for Triangle Meshes.
	Surface Quad Mesh Creates a surface mesh of quadrilateral elements using saved meshing rules. See Creating and Editing Surface Meshes.
	Tetrahedron Mesh See Flyout for Tetrahedron Meshes.
	Tetrahedron Filler Mesh Creates a 3D mesh of tetrahedron elements by filling a 2D surface boundary mesh. See Creating Tetrahedron Filler Meshes.
	Partition Hex Mesh See Flyout for Hexahedron, Sweep, and Voxel Meshes.
	Coating 2D Mesh See Flyout for Coating Meshes.
	Hole Mesh Creates a 2D radial mesh to cover a hole or for use as the fluid boundary in an open container. See Creating 2D Hole Meshes.
	Translation Mesh See Flyout for Mesh Operations.
	Extrusion Mesh with Translation See Flyout for Extrusion and Inflation Meshes.
	Meshing Editor Accesses the manual editing tools. See Editing Meshes.
	Numbering Assigns ranges of numbers to the nodes and elements in your FEM representation, mesh part, or group. See Assigning Numbers to Nodes and Elements.

Flyout for Triangle Meshes


	Surface Triangle Mesh Creates a surface mesh of triangular elements using saved meshing rules. See Creating and Editing Surface Meshes.
	Octree Triangle Mesh Creates a 2D mesh of triangular elements. See Creating Octree Triangle Meshes.

Flyout for Tetrahedron Meshes


	Tetrahedron Mesh Creates a 3D mesh of tetrahedron elements. See Creating and Editing Tetrahedron Meshes.
	Octree Tetrahedron Mesh Creates a 3D mesh of tetrahedron elements. See Creating Octree Tetrahedron Meshes.

Flyout for Hexahedron, Sweep, and Voxel Meshes


	Partition Hex Mesh Creates a 3D mesh by filling sweep (yellow) volumes with mostly hexahedron elements and non-sweep (orange) volumes with mostly tetrahedron elements. See Creating and Editing a Partition Hex Mesh.
	Sweep 3D Mesh Creates a 3D mesh by sweeping a surface mesh through a volume. See Creating Sweep 3D Meshes.
	Hex-Dominant Mesh Creates a 3D mesh dominated by hexahedron elements. See Creating a Hex-dominant Mesh.
	Voxel Mesh Creates a 3D mesh that supports both CAD geometry and STL files. See Creating a Voxel Mesh.

Flyout for Coating Meshes


	Coating 2D Mesh Creates surface elements by extracting the external faces of solid elements. See Create a 2D Mesh from a 3D Mesh.
	Coating 1D Mesh Creates bar elements from the edges of surface elements. See Create a 1D Mesh from a 2D Mesh.

Flyout for Mesh Operations


	Translation Mesh Creates a mesh by copying and translating an existing mesh. See Creating Meshes Using Basic Transformations.
	Rotation Mesh Creates a mesh by copying and rotating an existing mesh. See Creating Meshes Using Basic Transformations.
	Symmetry Mesh Creates a mesh by copying an existing mesh through a symmetry plane. See Creating Meshes Using Basic Transformations.
	Offset Mesh Creates a mesh by copying and offsetting an existing mesh. See Creating Meshes Using Basic Transformations.
	Axis to Axis Mesh Creates a mesh by copying and moving an existing mesh from one axis system to another. See Creating Meshes Using Basic Transformations.

Flyout for Extrusion and Inflation Meshes


	Extrusion Mesh with Translation Creates a mesh by extruding and translating nodes or surface elements. See Creating Meshes Using Extrusions.
	Extrusion Mesh with Rotation Creates a mesh by extruding and rotating nodes or surface elements. See Creating Meshes Using Extrusions.
	Extrusion Mesh with Symmetry Creates a mesh by extruding nodes or surface elements through a symmetry plane. See Creating Meshes Using Extrusions.
	Extrusion Mesh along Spine Creates a mesh by extruding nodes or surface elements along an edge. See Creating Meshes Using Extrusions.
	Extrusion Mesh with Offset Creates a mesh by extruding and offsetting nodes or surface elements. See Creating Meshes Using Extrusions.
	Inflation Mesh Creates a 3D mesh from a 2D mesh. See Inflating a 2D Mesh.