Deformed Configuration
Create a Deformed Configuration () to create a new geometry from a deformed mesh, as shown in Figure 7-42. This is useful when the mesh elements have become too deformed and you need to generate a new mesh with elements of higher quality.
Figure 7-42: Left: A deformed mesh where the mesh elements have become too deformed (denoted by the orange color). Right. A new geometry is created from the deformed mesh to be able to remesh it with mesh elements of higher quality.
To create a geometry from a (deformed) mesh:
Select a Solution dataset under Results > Datasets, then, in the Results toolbar, select Attributes > Remesh Deformed Configuration ().
Under Results > Datasets, right-click a Solution dataset and select Remesh Deformed Configuration ().
The new geometry is added under Meshes as a Deformed Configuration node (). In the Settings window of this node, the Time or Parameter value list controls which solution is used to generate the deformed configuration. If you change the time or parameter value, or if the solution itself has changed, update the deformed configuration by clicking the Update button. The meshes that belong to the deformed configuration appear as child nodes under the deformed configuration node. Thus, to remesh the deformed configuration, right-click such a mesh node and select Build All.
Solution (dataset)