Create and Delete Elements
Use the Edit Elements: Create tool to create new 1D/2D/3D elements and delete elements.
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From the 2D ribbon, click the Edit Elements > Create tool.
Figure 1.Elements are colored according to how well they adhere to the pre-set quality requirements defined in the criteria file. -
On the guide bar, click to
to define which type/congif of element to create and where new elements are organized.
- 1D
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Figure 2.
- 2D
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Figure 3.
- 3D
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Figure 4.
By default, first order elements are created and solver specific element types/configs are parsed from the element type panel. In order to create second order elements, set the meshing element order preference to Second.
Figure 5. - Optional:
Find all elements at or below a certain quality level.
- Click Find on the guide bar.
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Increase or decrease the number of layers around patches of failed
elements by clicking
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on the guide bar.
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Review the next or previous patch of failed elements by clicking
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on the guide bar.
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Create or delete elements.
- Select nodes to create 1D/2D/3D elements.
- Select the element(s) to delete, then left-click to delete element(s).