Exercise 3a: 2D Shell Meshing and Topology Refinement

Step 1: Load the model 03a-2D-MESH.hm.

Step 2: Automatic 2D Meshing

1. : ; < ; Mesh > Create > 2D AutoMesh < ; ; = > ? < @ > Automesh = A ? > B C

C E > F @ < @ > = A G < H I < @ A ? element size ; J K C L > < A B B ; J < @ > ; = < I ; ? F < ; M A < N @ < @ > = I N < O G >

A P ; Q > C

C S > Q I > H < @ > M > F @ C

Q > G A B B < @ > M > F @ B ; ; U F = G > < < V W ; ; X P O < N B ; F > G > Y A M I ? A < I ; ? ; J A G > A F A G ; O ? X < @ >

= A G < G > Q > A B F < @ > G > A G > F ; M > > Y < G > M > B V = ; ; G Z O A B I < V > B > M > ? < F C

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C E A ? I = O B A < > < @ > = A G < O F I ? W < @ > \ A ? ] S ; < A < > A ? X ^ ; ; M J O ? N < I ; ? F A ? X I X > ? < I J V A G > A F ; J = ; ; G

M > F @ J ; G M A < I ; ? C

F X I F N O F F > X I ? < @ > B > N < O G > ] ` V = > G E > F @ A B H A V F M A I ? < A I ? F A B B > X W > F I ? < @ > M ; X > B > Y N > = <

< @ ; F > < @ A < A G > F O = = G > F F > X C

O G ? I ? W < @ > M > F @ Q I F O A B I b A < I ; ? ; J J F @ ; H F < @ > F O G J A N > > X W > B I ? > F A ? X G > Q > A B F < @ A < < @ > G >

A G > M A ? V J > A < O G > F H I < @ I ? < @ > M ; X > B < @ A < I ? < > G J > G > H I < @ M > F @ Z O A B I < V C @ I F I F Q > G V ; J < > ?

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< @ > N A F > I ? W > ; M > < G I N M ; X > B F I M = ; G < > X J G ; M c C ; = ; B ; W V G > J I ? > M > ? < I F O F > X < ; J I Y

< @ ; F > A G > A F < ; I M = G ; Q > < @ > Z O A B I < V ; J < @ > W > ? > G A < > X M > F @ C

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Step 3: Topology Refinement

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@ > W ; A B ; J < ; = ; B ; W V G > J I ? > M > ? < I F < ; M A ? I = O B A < > < @ > W > ; M > < G V < ; G > M ; Q > ; G A B < > G

W > ; M > < G I N J > A < O G > F < @ A < N A O F > = ; ; G > B > M > ? < Z O A B I < V C ` V = > G E > F @ @ A F M A ? V < ; ; B F ] P ; < @

A O < ; M A < I N A ? X M A ? O A B ] < ; A F F I F < I ? < @ I F = G ; N > F F C

C g ? < > G < @ > Geometry > Autocleanup = A ? > B C

C h G ; M < @ > Autocleanup = A ? > B F > B > N < < @ > edit parameters P O < < ; ? C

C g ? < > G K J ; G < @ > > B > M > ? < F I b > C

C i > A Q > < @ > Geometry cleanup ; = < I ; ? N @ > N U > X A ? X X > F > B > N < A B B ; < @ > G ; = < I ; ? F C

K C c B I N U OK C

C L > B > N < < @ > edit criteria P O < < ; ? ] Advanced Criteria Table ; = < I ; ? N @ > N U > X C

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target element size minimum element size

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C g ? < > G K J ; G < @ > ] J ; G < @ > A ? X J ; G < @ >

maximum element size C

C c B I N U OK C

C L > B > N < A B B < @ > F O G J A N > F A ? X N B I N U autocleanup C

` V = > G E > F @ @ A F F O = = G > F F > X > X W > F < @ A < I < J > B < H ; O B X ? ; < A B B ; H > B > M > ? < F < @ A < M > < < @ >

N G I < > G I A < ; P > N G > A < > X C

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C S > Q I > H < @ > = A G < A W A I ? @ A Q I ? W A B ; ; U A < < @ > ? > H M > F @ < @ A < H A F G > M > F @ > X A O < ; M A < I N A B B V

X O G I ? W < @ > < ; = ; B ; W V M ; X I J I N A < I ; ? P > N A O F > ; J < @ > E > F @ I ? W = < I ; ? F A B G > A X V X > J I ? > X

Preferences > meshing Options > topology revision: > remesh p C

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; O H I B B F > > < @ A < < @ > Z O A B I < V ; J < @ > M > F @ @ A F I M = G ; Q > X X G A F < I N A B B V C

@ > G > A G > F < I B B F ; M > I F F O > F H I < @ < @ > M > F @ < @ ; O W @ C

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C s F I ? W < @ > quick edit = A ? > B I M = G ; Q > < @ > Z O A B I < V ; J < @ > M > F @ O F I ? W < @ > J ; B B ; H I ? W J O ? N < I ; ? F t

; W W B > i I ? >

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X v O F < > ? F I < V

X X \ ; I ? <

L = B I < L O G J A N >

X X A H A F @ > G A G ; O ? X < @ > @ ; B > O F I ? W < @ > Z O I N U > X I < = A ? > B H I < @ A ? ; J J F > < Q A B O > ; J K C

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C s F > < @ > > B > M > ? < > X I < I ? W < ; ; B F < ; A N @ I > Q > A w O A B I < V x ? X > Y A F B ; H A F = ; F F I P B > O < I B I b I ? W < @ >

J ; B B ; H I ? W < ; ; B F y

L = B I < g B > M > ? <

c ; M P I ? > g B > M > ? <

w O A B I < V x ? X > Y z ; X > g X I < I ? W

Step 4: Interactive 2D Meshing

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A B B ; H F < @ > O F > G < ; I ? < > G A N < I Q > B V M A ? I = O B A < > A = G > Q I > H M > F @ ] N ; ? < G ; B B I ? W Q A G I ; O F F > < < I ? W F

P > J ; G > < @ > M > F @ I F J I ? A B I b > X C

Automesh
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C > B > < > N G > A < > X X I F = B A V > X > B > M > ? < F A ? X > ? < > G < @ > = A ? > B C

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C L > B > N < < @ > F O G J A N > F I ? < @ > Standard N ; B B > N < ; G C

C Mesh < @ > = A G < C

` V = > G E > F @ ? ; H > ? < > G F < @ > L I b > A ? X } I A F x ? < > G A N < I Q > E > F @ \ G > Q I > H L N G > > ? C @ > W G > > ?

M > F @ < @ A < I F F @ ; H ? I F ; ? B V A = G > Q I > H M > F @ A ? X < ; F > > @ ; H N @ A ? W > F A J J > N < I < N B I N U < @ >

W G > > ? M > F @ P O < < ; ? C @ > M > F @ H I B B ? ; < P > J I ? A B I b > X O ? < I B < @ > G > < O G ? P O < < ; ? I F N B I N U > X C

K C h G ; M < @ I F F N G > > ? < G V < @ > J ; B B ; H I ? W J O ? N < I ; ? F A ? X F > > < @ > > J J > N < < @ > V @ A Q > ; ? < @ > M > F @ C

X v O F < < @ > > X W > X > ? F I < I > F C

S > N A B N O B A < > < @ > > ? < I G > M ; X > B < ; @ A Q > A M M > B > M > ? < F I b > C

c @ A ? W > < @ > M > F @ F < V B > F ; < @ A < < @ > > B > M > ? < < V = > I F A B B < G I A F A ? X < @ > ? A B B S ~ G I A F C

B < > G < @ > P I A F I ? W ; ? > X W > F A ? X X > < > G M I ? > < @ > X I J J > G > ? N > P > < H > > ? B I ? > A G ]

> Y = ; ? > ? < I A B A ? X P > B B N O G Q > P I A F I ? W C

S > N A B N O B A < > < @ > M > F @ < ; @ A Q > K M M Z O A X > B > M > ? < F ; ? A B B F O G J A N > F C

C S > < O G ? < ; F A Q > < @ > M > F @ C

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Step 5: Model Organization

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F < @ I F > Y > G N I F > H I B B X > M ; ? F < G A < > < @ > X I J J > G > ? N > F P > < H > > ? M > F @ I ? W ; = < I ; ? F ] M O B < I = B >

N ; M = ; ? > ? < F H I B B P > ? > N > F F A G V < ; F > = A G A < > < @ > Q A G I ; O F M > F @ > F C

C c G > A < > < H ; N ; M = ; ? > ? < N ; B B > N < ; G F N A B B > X AlignOnly A ? X AlignAndSize A ? X M A U > < @ > M

X I F < I ? N < N ; B ; G F C

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C G W A ? I b > A N ; = V ; J A B B < @ > F O G J A N > F I ? < ; P ; < @ N ; B B > N < ; G F C

Step 6: Meshing Options

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@ > G > A G > A J > H ; = < I ; ? F I ? < @ > Automesh = A ? > B H @ I N @ N A ? @ A Q > A = G ; J ; O ? X > J J > N < ; ? < @ >

M > F @ N G > A < > X C @ I F F > N < I ; ? H I B B > Y = B ; G > < @ ; F > ; = < I ; ? F C

C E A U > < @ > AlignOnly N ; B B > N < ; G current A ? X < @ > ; ? B V N ; B B > N < ; G Q I F I P B > C

C h G ; M < @ > Automesh = A ? > B ] size and bias F O P = A ? > B ] ? > Y < < ; flow F > B > N < < @ > align
; = < I ; ? C i > size A Q > < @ > P ; Y O ? ~ F > B > N < > X C

C Mesh < @ > F O G J A N > F I ? < @ > AlignOnly N ; B B > N < ; G C

C E A U > < @ > AlignAndSize N ; B B > N < ; G current A ? X < @ > ; ? B V N ; B B > N < ; G Q I F I P B > C

K C h G ; M < @ > Automesh = A ? > B ] size and bias F O P = A ? > B ] ? > Y < < ; flow F > B > N < < @ > align A ? X

size ; = < I ; ? F C

C Mesh < @ > F O G J A N > F I ? < @ > AlignAndSize N ; B B > N < ; G C

Model Browser
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M > F @ I ? W ; = < I ; ? F C

z ; < > < @ A < < @ > ? ; ? ~ A B I W ? > X F < A ? X A G X M > F @ < > ? X F < ; P > M ; G > ; G < @ ; W ; ? A B J ; B B ; H I ? W < @ >

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X I G > N < I ; ? ; J < @ > N A G X I ? A B A Y I F C @ > B I W ? ; = < I ; ? A B B ; H F < @ > M > F @ < ; J B ; H H I < @ < @ > N ; ? < ; O G F

; J < @ > = A G < A ? X < @ > A X X I < I ; ? ; J < @ > F I b > ; = < I ; ? N ; ? < G ; B F < @ > F I b > ; J < @ > > B > M > ? < F M ; G > A ? X

G > F O B < F I ? B > F F < G I A F C

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Step 7: Edge and Surface Deviation

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C c G > A < > M ; G > N ; M = ; ? > ? < N ; B B > N < ; G F N A B B > X EdgeDev A ? X SurfDev A ? X M A U > < @ > M

X I F < I ? N < N ; B ; G F C

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C G W A ? I b > A N ; = V ; J A B B < @ > F O G J A N > F I ? < ; P ; < @ N ; B B > N < ; G F C

C E A U > < @ > EdgeDev N ; B B > N < ; G current A ? X < @ > ; ? B V N ; B B > N < ; G Q I F I P B > C

C x ? < @ > Automesh = A ? > B F > B > N < < @ > edge deviation F O P = A ? > B C

K C L > < < @ > Q A B O > F A F J ; B B ; H F y

C E > F @ < @ > = A G < A ? X I J I ? I ? < > G A N < I Q > M ; X > ] J I ? A B I b > < @ > M > F @ C

z ; < > @ ; H < @ > M > F @ F I b > Q A G I > F X > = > ? X I ? W ; ? F O G J A N > F N O G Q A < O G > C < G ; O ? X > X > X W > F A ? X

A G ; O ? X @ ; B > F < @ > M > F @ F I b > X G ; = F X ; H ? < ; < @ > M I ? I M O M > B > M > ? < F I b > < ; N A = < O G > < @ >

N O G Q A < O G > C G > A F ; J ? ; N O G Q A < O G > A G > M > F @ > X A < < @ > B A G W > F < > B > M > ? < F I b > C

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C E A U > < @ > N ; B B > N < ; G A ? X < @ > ; ? B V N ; B B > N < ; G Q I F I P B >

C L > B > N < < @ > surface deviation F O P = A ? > B C

C L > < < @ > Q A B O > F A F J ; B B ; H F y

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N O G Q A < O G > ; J < @ > F O G J A N > F C h I B B > < F P > < H > > ? A ? X A G > A F ; J @ I W @ F O G J A N > N O G Q A < O G > A G >

N A = < O G > X H I < @ F M A B B > G > B > M > ? < F P O < B A G W > J B A < A G > A F A G > ; J A @ I W @ > G > B > M > ? < F I b > C

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C g Y = > G I M > ? < I ? < @ > F > < H ; F O P = A ? > B F A ? X X > < > G M I ? > @ ; H < @ > I ? < > G A N < I Q > M > F @ N ; ? < G ; B F

N A ? P > O F > X < ; > ? @ A ? N > < @ > J > A < O G > N A = < O G I ? W A P I B I < I > F ; J < @ > F > M > F @ I ? W F < V B > F C

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