Mesh refinement

Local mesh refinement

Tools are provided to create graded meshes, so that areas of interest can have smaller and more numerous elements.

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Sub-divide

Line, quadrilateral & hexahedron elements can be sub-divided along the element edges to create smaller elements.

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Change to higher order elements

Linear line, quadrilateral & hexahedron elements can be sub-divided along the element edges to create quadratic elements.

Pre-processor

Quick refine

A toolbar button can simply refine the entire mesh, or selected sections by a linear factor of 2.

Templates

2D templates patterns can be used for refining quadrilateral elements.

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Likewise, 3D templates are available for refining hexahedron elements.