Meshing and Removing a Mesh

You can generate the mesh, remove a generated mesh, or update a mesh to account for changes in local specifications.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open the Surface Mesher, Tetrahedron Mesher, or Partition Hex Mesher.
See Also
Creating and Editing Surface Meshes
Creating and Editing Tetrahedron Meshes
Creating and Editing a Partition Hex Mesh
Splitting Quadrangles into Triangles

Start Mesh Execution

You can generate a mesh using the current parameters and options.

  1. From the Execute section of the action bar, click Mesh ( for Partition Hex Mesher).
    An information dialog box appears and provides a summary of the global mesh execution.
  2. Click OK.

The mesh is created or updated. If you are working in the Tetrahedron Mesher, the parent tetrahedron mesh is not updated until you exit the mesher and return to the main meshing app.

Remove the Mesh

You can remove the generated mesh.

From the Execute section of the action bar, click Remove Mesh ( for Partition Hex Mesher).

Mesh Volumes

You can generate a partitioned hex mesh for selected volumes instead of the entire model.

  1. From the Execute section of the action bar, click Mesh Volumes .
  2. Select the volumes to mesh.
  3. Click OK.
    An information dialog box appears and provides a summary of the mesh execution.

Remove the Mesh from Volumes

You can remove the partitioned hex mesh from selected volumes in a model.

  1. From the Execute section of the action bar, click Remove Volume Mesh .
  2. Select the volumes from which to remove the mesh.
  3. Click OK.

Update Local Mesh Specifications

You can generate a new mesh to account for changes in local specifications.

From the Execute section of the action bar, click Update Local Mesh Specifications .