An important aspect of meshing in Workbench is the size function. Depending on the physics preference, the sizing options allow you to control whether you want a uniform mesh or whether the mesh should be influenced by the model's curvature and/or proximity of faces next to each other (thickness of model).
The following chart recommends how to get the appropriate mesh:
| Uniform mesh | Mesh with Curvature Refinement | Mesh with Proximity Refinement | Mesh with 2D Curvature and Proximity Refinement | |
| Physics Preference = Nonlinear Mechanical | Set Capture Curvature and Capture Proximity to No | Set Capture Curvature to Yes | Set Capture Proximity to Yes | Not recommended |
| If using any other Physics Preference | Set Use Adaptive Sizing, Capture Curvature, and Capture Proximity to No | Set Capture Curvature to Yes | Set Capture Proximity to Yes | Set both Capture Curvature and Capture Proximity to Yes |
Note: When Physics Preference is , the only properties you can set are Element Size and Defeature Size.