To run an analysis, the volume of the of the part is represented by a mesh.
The mesh consists of triangular elements connected with nodes. An analysis consists of understanding what happens at each element and node through the production process. This is also called a Finite Element analysis.
The three supported finite element mesh types are:
Midplane
Dual Domain
3D
An important part of an analysis is to produce a mesh that accurately represents the part. Meshing can be performed locally, on your computer, or on the cloud. The one click option allows you to generate a mesh as a part of the analysis sequence. This mesh can be refined manually if required.
A mesh can be calculated locally or on the cloud depending on your preferences.
Note: To run jobs on
the cloud, you need a current
Autodesk® Account, an
Autodesk ID and password, and sufficient
Cloud Credits to complete the task.