| Meshing shape |
A Quadrilateral Mesh works well for slabs with quadrilateral boundaries and when there is no hole or control region. A Polygonal Mesh is the better choice for slabs with irregular shapes, like a Y-shaped slab, or slabs with round holes, irregular-shaped holes, round edges, etc.
- Quadrilateral Meshing -
- Mixed Quad and Triangle Meshing -
- Triangular Meshing -
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| Create node at column support positions |
This option sets a control point at supports, ensuring that a node will be located there. Although it is not mandatory to create a node below support, program smartly distributes support loading on plate’s corner based on location of support on the plate. |
| Optimization level |
Select a level for engine optimization (from 1 to 10), which is used to control how precise meshing setup needs to be. Higher optimization level implies program will try to precise the mesh with higher number of iterations. For larger mats higher optimization level will lead to substantially large computer processing time. |
| Internal nodes spacing factor |
Also used to control plate size. Internal Nodes Spacing Factor is inversely proportional to node density inside the mesh. |
| OK |
Sets the meshing options and generates the finite element mesh for the selected |
| Cancel |
Closes the dialog without generating a new mesh. |
