Mesh diagnostics

The diagnostics tools show more detailed information about the problems listed in the Mesh Statistics report.

The Mesh Diagnostics panel (Mesh tab > Mesh Diagnostics panel) contains the following diagnostics to check the mesh:

Panel item	Use this diagnostic to...	Mesh type
Aspect Ratio Diagnostic	Locate elements that have an aspect ratio above a specified limit
Beam L/D Ratio Diagnostic	Locate cooling channel elements that are too short or too elongated
Overlapping Elements Diagnostic	Locate elements that overlap or intersect, and therefore occupy the same space
Orientation Diagnostic	Locate elements whose top/bottom sides are defined inconsistently
Connectivity Diagnostic	Locate elements that are not connected to the rest of the mesh
Free Edges Diagnostic	Locate element edges that are not shared, which may indicate gaps or holes in the mesh
Collapsed Faces Diagnostic	Locate places where opposite faces of a plane share a node, and so have zero thickness
Dimensional Diagnostic	View model dimension values
Thickness Diagnostic	Check that thickness values in the mesh are set correctly
Occurrence Number Diagnostic	Check that occurrence numbers in the mesh are set correctly
Zero Area Element Diagnostic	Locate very small element
Dual Domain Mesh Match Diagnostic	Check that there is a good correspondence between the elements on each side of a Dual Domain mesh
Beam Element Count Diagnostic	Locate cooling channels meshed with insufficient elements
Trapped Beam Diagnostic	Locate beam elements that are too close together
Centroid Closeness Diagnostic	Locate triangle elements that are too close together
Cooling Circuit Diagnostic	Check that each cooling circuit has only one inlet and outlet
Bubbler/Baffle Diagnostic	Check that bubblers and baffles are modeled correctly