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Mesh editing (tutorial)

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        1. 1.1.1. Topics in this section

    This tutorial introduces some of the more commonly used manual mesh editing techniques for addressing problems not resolved by the wizard.

    Tutorial duration: Approximately 45 minutes.

    The previous tutorial outlined the use of the Mesh Repair Wizard. This tutorial introduces some of the more commonly used manual mesh editing techniques for addressing problems not resolved by the wizard.

    In this tutorial, you will:

    • Review mesh statistics
    • Fix meshing problems using the meshing tools
    TipThe list of tasks can be displayed at any time in the Help search panel. If this panel is not visible, click the Show icon at the top of the help screen. Click the Contents tab, Tutorials File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2013/Help/Insight/0024-Tutorial24/0042-Mesh_edi42/ac.menuaro.gif Mesh Editing and the task required.

    Tasks list

    Topics in this section

    • Opening a project

      In this task, you will create a project and import a model with a prepared mesh.

    • Interpreting mesh statistics

      In this task, you will complete the following steps to interpret mesh statistics.

    • Fixing bad connectivity

      In this task, you will use various tools to manually repair poor connectivity regions of the study.

    • Fixing high aspect ratios

      In this task, you will use the two mesh fixing tools, Merge Nodes and Swap Edge, to eliminate high aspect ratio elements.

    • Fixing invalid free edges

      In this task, you will use the Mesh editing tools to eliminate the Free Edges indicated in the Mesh Statistics dialog.

    • Fixing intersecting elements

      In this task you will complete steps to fix intersecting elements.

    • Tutorial review

      This tutorial has given you an overview of the basic manual mesh editing functions.