Mesh Controls

Mesh controls are used to automate and streamline the meshing process.

From the Mesh ribbon, click the Mesh Controls tool to open the Mesh Controls Browser.

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You can define one model mesh control, as well as an unlimited number of local mesh controls. Meshing is supported for BatchMesher, surface meshing, adaptive wrap meshing, and volume meshing.

Model mesh controls define mesh settings for all of the entities which need to be meshed in one meshing job. In general, model mesh controls reflect the mesh settings on a majority of the model. In order to run a meshing job, at least one model mesh control must be defined. Multiple model mesh controls can be defined, but only one can be active and used to run a meshing job.

Local mesh controls define mesh settings for specific areas of a model, and take precedence over model mesh controls. Local mesh controls are not mandatory, but are useful when local mesh settings need to be defined for a meshing job. An unlimited number of local mesh controls can be defined and used to run a meshing job. Local mesh controls have an on/off state which can be enabled and disabled. When a meshing job is submitted, enabled mesh controls are considered and used to automate the meshing process.

Mesh controls are HyperMesh entities that are stored in the database. Mesh controls can also be saved to an external .xml template file for re-use in other models.