Assigning Length-Based Mesh Refinement Inside Objects

Length-based mesh operations inside volumes can be applied to non-model box primitives. If an error occurs, you may be trying to assign a mesh to a non-model box that is not a box primitive (such as boxes with chamfers or non-model cylinders).

To instruct Maxwell to refine every face of an object and its interior:

Select the object you want Maxwell to refine.
Click Maxwell > Mesh > Assign Mesh Operation > Inside Selection > Length Based.
The Element Length Based Refinement dialog box appears.
Type a name for the mesh operation in the Name box, or accept the default name.
To restrict the length of the tetrahedral element edges inside the object:

Select Restrict Length of Elements.
Type the maximum length of the edges inside the object in the Maximum Length of Elements box, and select the units.
Note: Maxwell refines the element edges inside the object until they are equal to or less than this value. The default value is set to 20% of the maximum edge lengths of the bounding boxes of each selected object's faces.

To restrict the number of elements added during the refinement inside the object:

Select Restrict the Number of Elements.
Enter the Maximum Number of Elements to be added.

Click OK.

When the mesh is generated, the refinement criteria you specified are used. When the maximum number of elements is reached, some elements may exceed the requested maximum element length.

You can also specify Initial Mesh Settings to apply to all objects; however, if you apply separate surface approximation mesh operations to specific objects, the object settings take precedence over the general setting.

Assigning Length-Based Mesh Refinement Inside Objects

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