Mesh Repair Wizard-Degenerate elements

Use the Degenerate Elements page to improve the quality of mesh elements by moving or merging nodes.

There are two types of degenerate elements that the Mesh Repair Wizard fixes:

elements that have two or three nodes very close together (fixed by merging the nodes)
elements that have one node very close to an opposite edge (fixed by moving the node into the middle of the opposite edge).

You can select the default tolerance shown on the panel (based on the global edge length internally), or specify an alternate tolerance value.

Dialog elements

Tolerance: Specifies the minimum height for triangles that are too small for a good mesh. Triangles with a height smaller than the minimum value are removed, and the mesh is regenerated in the area surrounding the removed triangles.
Enter the required value in the Specify box for the minimum height of triangles you want to remove.
Show diagnostics: Displays a graphical representation of the diagnostics results.
Show model: Displays the model only (with no diagnostics).
Tip: Select the Show model check box, and then toggle the Show diagnostics check box on and off for a good indication of what the Mesh Repair Wizard is reporting.

Note: If you close the Mesh Repair Wizard with the Show model check box deselected, the model will not be visible. To make the model visible again, click (View tab > Appearance panel > Model Display).
Fix: Fixes any defects found by the Mesh Repair Wizard for the current page (without moving to the next page).
Back: Goes back to the previous page of the Wizard.
Next: Fixes any defects found by the Wizard for the current page, and moves forward to the next page.
Skip: Moves forward to the next page of the Wizard (without fixing any defects).
Close: Closes the Wizard (without fixing any defects).
Finish: Fixes the defects on all pages of the Wizard and moves to the Summary page.
Status bar: Shows the number of defects that were fixed on the current Wizard page.