There are several reasons to remesh beam geometry. For example, you should remesh if you are not satisfied with the density of the mesh in the runner system, cooling channel(s), gas channel(s), structural beam(s), or if you have modified portions of the beam geometry. You can only specify one edge length when meshing, and not different mesh densities for specific areas.
Note: Before proceeding, it is important to remember that the mesher will only mesh what is visible on screen, and it is best to have curves defining runners and cooling channels rather than just elements.
- Using the Layers pane, display only the beam elements and curves of the entities to be remeshed. Make sure the part geometry and mesh are not visible.
- Click
(), and select the option to Remesh already meshed parts of the model. - On the General tab, enter the required Global edge length.
- Click Preview to preview the edge length.
- Click Mesh Now. The beam geometry will be remeshed using the new edge length that you specified.
Tip: For accurate results, a beam should be meshed into at least three parts, each part no more than 2.5 times the beam's diameter.