Jul 10, 2007 #1 sirx Mechanical Jul 9, 2007 4 Hi all, Any one knows if Is It better make a mesh with tria o quad? thanks sirx
Jul 10, 2007 #2 ThomasH Structural Feb 6, 2003 1,177 Hi I think that the short answer is that in general the quad's would be considered the best. There are a number of reasons for that but that would be the short answer, quad's. Regards Thomas Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi I think that the short answer is that in general the quad's would be considered the best. There are a number of reasons for that but that would be the short answer, quad's. Regards Thomas
Jul 11, 2007 Thread starter #3 sirx Mechanical Jul 9, 2007 4 Hi Thomas, thank you for your answer. Is it true that use to much tria increase the stiffness of the body? and why? regards sirx Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi Thomas, thank you for your answer. Is it true that use to much tria increase the stiffness of the body? and why? regards sirx
Jul 17, 2007 #4 ThomasH Structural Feb 6, 2003 1,177 Hi Yep, that's true. This is due to the shape functions because for quad elements there are mixed terms in the shape functions that better model bending. Regards Thomas Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi Yep, that's true. This is due to the shape functions because for quad elements there are mixed terms in the shape functions that better model bending. Regards Thomas
