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Introduction to ANSYS
Meshing
© 2012 ANSYS, Inc. January 15, 2013 1 Release 14.5
Local Mesh Controls
Only Sizing and Inflation local controls are The latest control added on a particular entity
available for CutCell meshing overrides any prior controls
Sizing Type:
Number of Divisions
• Bias Option:
– Bias Factor: is the ratio of the largest element to the smallest element
– Smooth Transition: defined by Growth Rate which is ratio of size of an
element with size of previous element. (Growth Rate = Bias Factor^(1(n-1))
Influenced by global
Proximity advanced
Soft size function.
Edge curvature is
resolved
Without Without
body sizing body sizing
Line BOIs
Without BOIs
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Matching face
mesh
Model is symmetrical at 90° so slice the body along dotted lines in DesignModeler
Selected Faces
for Match control
Matching face
mesh
Contents
• Edge, Face & Body Sizing Options
• Sizing: Sphere of Influence
• Contact Sizing
• Refinement
• Inflation
• Object generator for copying mesh settings to like bodies
Mesh without
Contact Sizing