Editing or Loading Surface Mesh Parameters

You can edit surface mesh parameters or load values from a saved surface mesh rule.

The Element order, Mesh size, and Absolute sag parameters are also available in the Surface Triangle Mesh and Surface Quad Mesh dialog boxes. You can edit these parameters in either location.

If you load parameters from a mesh rule, any subsequent changes are saved and used only for the current mesh.

Before you begin: You must be in the process of editing a surface triangle or surface quad mesh. To load mesh parameters, a saved mesh rule must exist.
See Also
Creating and Editing Surface Meshes
  1. From the Surface Triangle Mesh or Surface Quad Mesh dialog box, click Edit all parameters.
    The All Parameters dialog box appears.
  2. To load parameters from a saved meshing rule:
    1. Click .
      The Object Selection dialog box appears.
    2. Select one of the following tabs:

      • From Search to select a meshing rules document from all the meshing rules documents stored in the database.
      • From File to import a meshing rules document stored on your computer.
      • From Session to select a meshing rules document from the meshing rules documents already loaded in your session.

    3. Click OK in the Object Selection dialog box.

    Note: Only rules that were created for the current surface mesh type are available for selection.

    The All Parameters dialog box displays the mesh parameters defined in the selected document. The rule name is displayed in the Initialize with field.

    The context menu on the Initialize with field allows you to Reload the saved rule parameters to replace any edits you make after loading a rule.

  3. Optional: Click to save the parameters of the current mesh part to a reusable meshing rule.
    The Rule Export dialog box appears and allows you to name the rule.
  4. Specify the Mesh parameters.

    For more information about the available parameters, see Basic Mesh Parameters.

  5. Specify the Quality parameters.

    For more information about the available parameters, see Quality Parameters. Full definitions of the mesh quality criteria are available from the Quality Criteria dialog box, located with the Quality Analysis tools in the Check section of the action bar.

  6. Specify Maximum nodal deviation parameters.

    For more information about the available parameters, see Maximum Nodal Deviation Parameters.

  7. Specify Feature parameters to manage rules for geometric features such as holes, fillets, and beads.

    For more information about the available parameters, see Feature Parameters.

    To edit, delete, activate, or deactivate an existing rule, use the context menu options.

  8. Click one of the following:
    • OK to save your changes and to close the dialog box.
    • Cancel to cancel your modifications and to close the dialog box.
    The All Parameters dialog box closes, and you are returned to the surface mesh dialog box from which you started.