Checking the Mesh

After creating the mesh, you should check it to make sure it is satisfactory.

To check the mesh, you can do the following:

• You can change the display to inspect the mesh visually.

  There are options to examine the mesh elements on the surface of your model as well as internally. Other options can display how surfaces or edges are shared between mesh regions. See Setting mesh display options.

• You can view detailed mesh statistics for your model.

  Statistics for element count by type and various mesh quality metrics are available to validate the mesh quantitatively. See Viewing quality statistics.

• You can validate the body mesh generated. This option is especially useful as a helper function for scripting.

  To validate the mesh, select Mesh in the Structure tree, and select the Validate option from the context-sensitive menu.