Assigning mesh controls

The Mesh Controls dialog box allows you to specify the shape of the elements in a mesh as well as the meshing technique that Abaqus/CAE uses to create the mesh. In some cases, you can also select transition options and redefine region corners.

Related Topics
Assigning Abaqus element types
Using the Mesh module toolbox
Selecting objects within the viewport

  1. From the main menu bar, select MeshControls.

    Abaqus/CAE displays prompts in the prompt area to guide you through the procedure.

    Tip: You can also click the tool, located in the Mesh module toolbox.

  2. If your part or assembly contains more than one region, select the regions whose mesh controls you want to view or modify and then press mouse button 2. All the selected regions must have the same dimensionality.

    Note:

    To view or modify the mesh controls for faces of a region to which the free meshing technique and tetrahedral element shape are assigned or for faces of a bottom-up region, you must change the entity selection type in the prompt area to faces of solid regions.

    The Mesh Controls dialog box appears.

  3. Select the mesh controls of your choice. For information on specific mesh controls, see the following:

  4. If desired, click Defaults to change the settings in the Mesh Controls dialog box back to the default values.

  5. Click OK to save your settings and to close the Mesh Controls dialog box.