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Printing - Remeshing 2-D Elements - HM-3110
Printing - Remeshing 2-D Elements - HM-3110
For this tutorial, it is recommended that you complete the introductory tutorial Getting Started with
HyperMesh - HM-1000.
This tutorial demonstrates how to remesh elements using the automesh panel and create mesh
subpanel. In HyperMesh, you can remesh elements when no geometry exists.
Elements are remeshed with the use of the HyperMesh inferred surface algorithm, if geometry for the
selected elements needs to exist in the model. The inferred surface algorithm interpolates geometry data
from the selected elements in order to create new mesh.
When elements are selected to be remeshed, there is the break connectivity option and the vertex
angle parameter. The break connectivity option detaches the node connectivity between adjacent
selected and unselected elements. This allows you to adjust the node densities along the boundary of
the selected elements. The vertex angle parameter defines the placement of vertices along the
boundary of the selected elements. If the angle between two adjacent element edges along the boundary
is less the specified angle, a vertex is placed at the meeting point of the two edges. Anchor nodes create
the effect of a fixed point on the inferred surface (which is derived from the existing mesh) and keep the
location of the anchor nodes intact.
In HyperMesh, the mixed (quads and trias) meshing algorithm can be used on mapped and unmapped
surfaces. The mixed meshing algorithm generates a quad dominant mesh where transitions between
opposing mesh densities are accomplished using tria elements. This produces mesh patterns that are
more regular in appearance.
1. Select the upper left entity selector switch and select elems.
2. Click elems and from the pop-up menu select by window.
3. Bring the mouse over to the graphics area and draw a window around the elements as as shown in
Figure 6.
4. Click remesh.
The automesh module will be displayed in the main menu area.