Editing the Mesh

You can preview and then update dynamically the quality of a surface mesh. You can also move nodes on geometry, edit finite elements (splitting, swapping, and so forth), or smooth the mesh.

Before you begin: Enter the Surface Mesh workshop.
Related Topics
Modifying the Mesh
Meshing and Removing a Mesh

  1. In the Mesh Edition toolbar, click Edit Mesh .

    The Edit Mesh dialog box appears. You enter in a mesh edition mode, and you can access several tools to manually modify mesh edges and mesh faces in order to improve the mesh quality (remove mesh edges, move mesh nodes, split mesh elements, etc.).

  2. To optimize the shape of neighbor elements when you modify an edge or a face, select the Smooth around modifications check box.

  3. To combine two triangles of neighbor elements into a quadrangle with a good mesh quality (if possible) when you modify an edge or face, select the Combine around modifications check box.

  4. To swap edges of neighbor elements when you modify an edge or a face, select the Swap around modifications check box.

  5. To propagate smoothing modifications from one domain to a neighboring one, select the Propagate to neighbor domains check box.

  6. To remove an edge, right-click an edge and select Remove Edge.

    Tip: You can also pass your cursor over a edge, and select it when the eraser symbol appears.


    The edge is removed:

  7. To condense nodes, right-click and select Condense Nodes.

  8. To split an element, right-click it, and select Insert Node.

    Tip: You can also pass your cursor on an element and select it when the scissors symbol appears.


  9. To swap edges, right-click an edge, and select Swap Edge.

  10. To move a node, pass your cursor over a node, click it, and drag it to the desired location.



  11. To launch the mesh optimization algorithm, click Global Optimization.

  12. Click Cancel to cancel the modifications or OK to validate the modifications.

    The Edit Mesh dialog box closes and you exit the mesh edition mode.