ANSYS Meshing Solutions Comprehensive Multiphysics Meshing Tools Meshing is an integral part of the computer-aided engineering simulation process. The mesh influences the accuracy, convergence and speed of the solution. Furthermore, the time it takes to create and mesh a model is often a significant portion of the time it takes to get results from a CAE solution. Therefore, the better and more automated the meshing tools, the better the solution. From easy, automatic meshing to a highly crafted mesh, ANSYS provides the ultimate solution. Powerful automation capabilities ease the initial meshing of a new geometry by keying off physics preferences and using smart defaults so a mesh can be obtained upon first try. Additionally, a user can update immediately to a parameter change, making the handoff from CAD to CAE seamless and aiding in upfront design. Once the best design is found, meshing technologies from ANSYS provide the flexibility to produce meshes that range in complexity from pure hex to highly detailed hybrid; a user can put the right mesh in the right place and ensure that a simulation will accurately validate the physical model. ANSYS has a range of meshing tools that cater to nearly all physics. While the meshing technologies were developed to meet needs in a specific area — solid, fluid, electromagnetic, shell, 2-D or beam models — access to these technologies is available across all physics. Structures Modeling For solid models, meshing technologies from ANSYS provide robust, well-shaped quadratic tetrahedral meshing on even the most complicated geometries. With automatic contact detection and setup, a user requires little training to perform sophisticated analysis. In addition, users can generate pure hex meshes using one of several mesh methods, depending on the type of model and whether the user wants a pure hex or hex-dominant mesh. Features Mesh Methods • Tetrahedral meshing methods - Patch conforming - Patch independent - ANSYS CFX-Mesh • Hexahedral meshing methods - General sweep - Thin sweep - MultiZone - Hex-dominant - Cut cell Cartesian • Surface meshing - Default quad, quad/tri or tri - Uniform quad or quad/tri • Beam meshing Mesh Controls • Global - Physics preference settings - Relevance settings - Inflation settings - Curvature-based refinement settings - Proximity-based refinement settings - Smoothing settings - Transition/growth settings - Pinch (defeaturing) settings - Quality settings - Element midside node settings - Rigid-body behavior settings • Local controls - Automatic contact detection - Contact sizing - Body mesh method controls - Body, face, edge, vertex sizings - Body, face, edge, vertex sphere of influence - Body, face, edge curvature-based refinement - Body of influence

Features - Solver-based refinement controls - Mapped-face meshing controls - Match mesh controls - Virtual topologies - Pinch controls - Inflation controls - Gap tool - Winding-body meshing - Wire-body meshing - Rigid-body meshing - Gasket meshing - CAD instances meshing Bi-Directional CAD Connections • CATIA® V5 • Unigraphics® NX™ • Autodesk® Inventor® • Autodesk® MDT • CoCreate Modeling™ • Pro/ENGINEER® • SolidWorks® • Solid Edge® CAD Readers • CATIA® V4 • ACIS® • IGES • Parasolid® • STEP • STL Mesh Export • ABAQUS® • ANSYS® Mechanical™ • ANSYS® CFX® • ANSYS® AUTODYN® • CGNS • ANSYS® ICEM CFD™...

As with the solid modeling, a user can generate pure hex meshes using one of several mesh methods. Inflation can be added to the hex-meshing methods to capture boundary layers. Examples of all-hex meshing in the power and automotive industries Beyond tet and hex meshing, there are extensive tools for hybrid meshing with hexahedral and tetrahedral regions or bodies. These models can be meshed with conformal or nonconformal meshes at common interfaces. Inflation layers can be generated across bodies. Meshing technology from ANSYS allows you to create suitable meshes for structural, thermal and...

ANSYS® Icepak® and the Ansoft family of products, along with other solutions from ANSYS, deliver customized applications with integrated meshing capabilities for electromagnetic problems, whether for component-level, board-level or cabinet-level design. Solenoid model with refined mesh of air gap Courtesy Parker Hannifin, Fluid Control Division. Shell and 2-D Modeling Shell modeling and meshing solutions from ANSYS offer numerous approaches in providing meshes that best meet the physics. In general, this consists of two approaches that use common tools: 2-D axisymmetric or planar models can be...