Different element sizes for meshing

• Sep 21, 2005

• #2

ctopher

Mechanical

Jan 9, 2003

17,441

What version are you using?
I don't have it loaded yet, but I think I heard you can do this now in 2006, not sure.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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• Sep 21, 2005

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• #3

Boosted7

Mechanical

Sep 21, 2005

3

Hey Chris,

Thanks for responding.

I'm using Solidworks 2005 right now.

 

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• Sep 21, 2005

• #4

cbrn

Mechanical

Jun 28, 2005

1,066

Hi,
you can do it regardless of the version.
When you mesh, there is a global setting you assign for the default mesh size. Then, you can add as many mesh refinements as you want, and if you select a component as the target, the refinement will affect the whole component relatively to the default size; you can specify an "importance factor" (i.e. low=coarser mesh, high=finer) or input an exact value to be applied on the component.

Regards

 

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• Sep 21, 2005

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ctopher

Mechanical

Jan 9, 2003

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I just tried it. After you mesh, go back to "Apply Control". You can select the component or face.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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• Sep 21, 2005

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Boosted7

Mechanical

Sep 21, 2005

3

Oh, I got it! Thanks everyone for the quick replies.

 

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• Sep 22, 2005

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jdesouza

Mechanical

Sep 12, 2005

29

You can also apply a mesh control to a specified, sketched region... create a sketch on a surface or plane and then use the Split Line command. This will create a separate region on the model. Forces, restraints, mesh refinement can all be applied to these region.

I just learned this last week myself!

 

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• Sep 28, 2005

• #8

ShaggyPE

Mechanical

Sep 8, 2003

1,127

ctopher,
the mesh control must be done prior to creating the mesh. Typically when you make a change after meshing, you will get a warning that the model has changed and needs remeshing.

-Shaggy

 

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• Sep 28, 2005

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ctopher

Mechanical

Jan 9, 2003

17,441

In CW05 we tried it. We meshed first, but before we went further went to the mesh control...no errors.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
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FAQ559-716

 

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• Sep 30, 2005

• #10

jdesouza

Mechanical

Sep 12, 2005

29

What I like about the mesh control is you can specify the exact dimensions of the elements. This allows you to take your data from a curve/line, export it to Excel, and query from any position along the curve in a repeatable way.

When you make a change to your model in between iterations, you can grab the data from the same positions and tab through Excel and see the graphs change and analyze trends in a visual manner.

Now I have to convince my boss to upgrade us from Office 95 to 2003...

 

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