The Mesh module allows you to generate meshes on parts and assemblies created within Abaqus/CAE. Various levels of automation and control are available so that you can create a mesh that meets the needs of your analysis. As with creating parts and assemblies, the process of assigning mesh attributes to the model—such as seeds, mesh techniques, and element types—is feature based. As a result you can modify the parameters that define a part or an assembly, and the mesh attributes that you specified within the Mesh module are regenerated automatically.

The Mesh module provides the following features:

• Tools for prescribing mesh density at local and global levels.

• Model coloring that indicates the meshing technique assigned to each region in the model.

• A variety of mesh controls, such as:

  • Element shape

  • Meshing technique

  • Meshing algorithm

  • Adaptive remeshing rule

• A tool for assigning Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, or Abaqus/CFD element types to mesh elements. The elements can belong either to a model that you created or to an orphan mesh.

• A tool for verifying mesh quality.

• Tools for refining the mesh and for improving the mesh quality.

• A tool for saving the meshed assembly or selected part instances as a mesh part.