Mesh Types

The mesh type determines the type of elements used to create mesh during automatic meshing.

Advanced

Enables you to select a Mapped Type for elements on surfaces that can be mapped to simple geometric shapes and a Free Type for elements that cannot easily be mapped to simple shapes to use when creating mesh.

Mixed

Uses quad elements to create mesh, but inserts tria elements when making density transitions to improve mesh quality.

mesh_style_mixed

Quads

Uses quad elements to create mesh, however if the sum of the element densities around the perimeter of the face or surface is odd then at least one tria element must be created. Adjusting the element densities while meshing interactively can usually eliminate all tria elements.

mesh_style_quads_default

The sum of element densities on the perimeter of the lower surface is odd, resulting in a tria as indicated.

mesh_style_quads_adjusted

Adjusting the bottom edge density from 11 to 10 makes the sum even and generates all-quads.

Quads Only

Uses a subdividing routine that tends to generate more orthogonal quad elements to create mesh. Tria elements may still used depending on the density settings as with the quads type.

mesh_style_quads_only

R-Trias

Uses right-angle triangular elements to create mesh.

mesh_style_rtrias

Trias

Uses all tria elements to create mesh.

mesh_style_trias