You can add mesh parts from the Global Definitions node (
) by right-clicking it and, from the
Mesh Parts submenu, select
3D Part,
2D Part, or
1D Part. If a
Mesh Parts node (
) already exists under
Global Definitions, you can add another mesh part by right-clicking it and then select
3D Part,
2D Part, or
1D Part. You can also create a mesh part by adding an
Import node (see
Import in the
Geometry Modeling and CAD Tools chapter) and choosing
Mesh or STL (in 3D) or
Mesh (in 1D and 2D) as the source.
Within the mesh part you add an Import node (see
Import) to import a mesh. In 2D and 3D, you can then add additional nodes for partitioning the mesh, deleting and joining entities, and creating vertices. Such operations can be useful to define additional domains, for example. There is also a
View node with view settings (see
User-Defined Views) below the mesh feature nodes.
In a geometry sequence or part you can create an instance of the mesh part by right-clicking the Geometry node and adding an
Import node. Then choose
Mesh or STL (in 3D) or
Mesh (in 1D and 2D) from the
Source list and choose the mesh part from
Mesh list below to use the mesh part in the geometry sequence.