Mesh Models and Create Geometry

Introduction

You can mesh and create elements in many ways in the FEA Editor environment:

• Create solid, midplane, or surface meshes automatically from CAD solid or surface models.
• Draw and automatically mesh 2D sketches that enclose a region. Although the planar automatic mesh is limited to sketches in a plane, the plane can be at any orientation. Use these meshes for 2D elements or plate-like meshes.
• Create structured meshes from specified corner nodes or between sketch objects.
• Create additional meshes for the previously mentioned ones. Select, copy, extrude, or modify lines to create additional meshes. For example, imagine a 2D sketch that is meshed to give a flat plate. If the edge of the mesh is selected and extruded, a box can be created (such as a pressure vessel or tank). If the entire mesh is selected and extruded, a solid mesh is created.
• Construct line element models, such as beam or truss element models, or add  line elements to geometry created by any other method.