Mesh Toolbar

Table 2-13: the Mesh Toolbar
Button or Menu	Name	Description or Options	Link to more Information
Build
	Build Mesh2	Build the current mesh.	Adding, Editing, and Building Meshing Sequences
	Mesh (1, 2, 3,...)	Lists the meshes available in the model. Click a Mesh button to go to the node in the Model Builder.	Creating a Mesh for Analysis
	Add Mesh	Add a new mesh to the current model component.	Adding, Editing, and Building Meshing Sequences
Physics Controlled
	Edit	Edit the physics-controlled sequence.	Physics-Controlled Mesh
	Reset	Reset the sequence to the physics-controlled settings.
	Mesh Size (Normal is the default)	See Table 8-1 for a list of options.	The Mesh Toolbar (Predefined Mesh Element Sizes) Mesh Element Quality and Size
Generators
	Free Tetrahedral	Generate unstructured tetrahedral mesh for 3D components.	Free Tetrahedral
	Swept	Generate swept mesh for 3D components.	Swept
	Boundary	The following are available from this menu: Free Triangular, Free Quad, Mapped, and Edge.
	Boundary Layers	Generate boundary layer mesh.	Boundary Layers
Operations
	Modify	Size: Distribution and Corner Refinement Elements: Convert and Refine Mesh: Reference and Scale	Meshing Operations and Attributes and Mesh Attributes
	Copy	Copy Domain, Copy Edge, Copy Face, and Copy.	Meshing Operations and Attributes
Attributes
	Mesh Size (Normal is the default)	See Table 8-1 for a list of options.	The Mesh Toolbar (Predefined Mesh Element Sizes) Mesh Element Quality and Size
	Distribution	Add a Distribution node under the selected node to specify an element distribution.	Mesh Attributes
	More Attributes	See Mesh Attributes.
Import/Export
	Import	Import mesh.	Importing Meshes
	Partition Entities	Create geometric entities by partitioning the mesh. Ball, Box, Cylinder, Logical Expression, and Detect Faces.	Using Operations on an Imported Mesh
	Create Entities	Create mesh vertices, edges, faces, and domains, and fill holes in imported meshes.	Using Operations on an Imported Mesh
	Delete Entities	Delete geometric entities.	Using Operations on an Imported Mesh
	Join Entities	Join adjacent geometric entities.	Using Operations on an Imported Mesh
	Export	Export mesh.	Exporting Meshes
	Create Part	Create a Mesh Part node, under which you import a mesh and prepare it for use in a component.	Using Mesh Parts
	Create Geometry from Mesh	Create a new model component with a geometry created from the mesh.	Creating Geometry from Mesh
Evaluate
	Measure	Measure the volume, area, perimeter, or other geometric properties of the selected geometry objects.	Measuring Geometry Objects
	Statistics	Write information about number and quality of elements to the Messages window.	The Mesh Statistics Window
	Plot	Add a mesh plot.	Mesh (Plot)
Clear
	Clear Mesh1	Clear the mesh.	Clearing Sequences and Deleting Sequences or Nodes
	Clear All Meshes1	Clear all meshes in the model.
	Delete Sequence1	Delete a meshing sequence.	Clearing Sequences and Deleting Sequences or Nodes
1 For cross-platform users (macOS and Linux), the combination of buttons that display is dependent on the toolbar setting. For example, some buttons may not be visible if the Tools>Toolbar Display Mode is set to Normal and the Tools>Toolbar Button Label is set to Show Icon and Text. It also depends on whether you are using a Widescreen or Regular Screen Layout. 2 For cross-platform users, this option is available from a different toolbar or menu. See Cross Platform (macOS and Linux) Toolbars and Menus.

Table 2-13: the Mesh Toolbar

Button or Menu

Name

Description or Options

Link to more Information

Build

Build Mesh2

Build the current mesh.

Adding, Editing, and Building Meshing Sequences

Mesh (1, 2, 3,...)

Lists the meshes available in the model. Click a Mesh button to go to the node in the Model Builder.

Creating a Mesh for Analysis

Add Mesh

Add a new mesh to the current model component.

Adding, Editing, and Building Meshing Sequences

Physics Controlled

Edit

Edit the physics-controlled sequence.

Physics-Controlled Mesh

Reset

Reset the sequence to the physics-controlled settings.

Mesh Size (Normal is the default)

See Table 8-1 for a list of options.

The Mesh Toolbar (Predefined Mesh Element Sizes)

Mesh Element Quality and Size

Generators

Free Tetrahedral

Generate unstructured tetrahedral mesh for 3D components.

Free Tetrahedral

Swept

Generate swept mesh for 3D components.

Swept

Boundary

The following are available from this menu: Free Triangular, Free Quad, Mapped, and Edge.

Boundary Layers

Generate boundary layer mesh.

Boundary Layers

Operations

Modify

Size: Distribution and Corner Refinement

Elements: Convert and Refine

Mesh: Reference and Scale

Meshing Operations and Attributes and Mesh Attributes

Copy

Copy Domain, Copy Edge, Copy Face, and Copy.

Meshing Operations and Attributes

Attributes

Mesh Size (Normal is the default)

See Table 8-1 for a list of options.

The Mesh Toolbar (Predefined Mesh Element Sizes)

Mesh Element Quality and Size

Distribution

Add a Distribution node under the selected node to specify an element distribution.

Create geometric entities by partitioning the mesh. Ball, Box, Cylinder, Logical Expression, and Detect Faces.

Using Operations on an Imported Mesh

Create Entities

Create mesh vertices, edges, faces, and domains, and fill holes in imported meshes.

Using Operations on an Imported Mesh

Delete Entities

Delete geometric entities.

Using Operations on an Imported Mesh

Join Entities

Join adjacent geometric entities.

Using Operations on an Imported Mesh

Create a Mesh Part node, under which you import a mesh and prepare it for use in a component.

Using Mesh Parts

Create Geometry from Mesh

Create a new model component with a geometry created from the mesh.

Creating Geometry from Mesh

Evaluate

Measure

Measure the volume, area, perimeter, or other geometric properties of the selected geometry objects.

Measuring Geometry Objects

Statistics

Write information about number and quality of elements to the Messages window.

The Mesh Statistics Window

Clearing Sequences and Deleting Sequences or Nodes

Clear All Meshes1

Clear all meshes in the model.

Delete Sequence1

Delete a meshing sequence.

Clearing Sequences and Deleting Sequences or Nodes

1 For cross-platform users (macOS and Linux), the combination of buttons that display is dependent on the toolbar setting. For example, some buttons may not be visible if the Tools>Toolbar Display Mode is set to Normal and the Tools>Toolbar Button Label is set to Show Icon and Text. It also depends on whether you are using a Widescreen or Regular Screen Layout.

2 For cross-platform users, this option is available from a different toolbar or menu. See Cross Platform (macOS and Linux) Toolbars and Menus.