Quad Dominant

Applies to: Surfaces

Summary: Automatically meshes parametric surface geometry with quadrilaterals and triangles

To use a quad dominant scheme:

1. On the Command Panel, click on Mesh and then Surface.
2. Click on the Mesh action button.
3. Enter the appropriate value for Select Surfaces. This can also be done using the Pick Widget function.
4. Select QuadDominant from the drop-down menu.
5. Click Apply Scheme then click Mesh.

Surface <range> Scheme quad_dominant

Discussion:

After applying the quad_dominant surface scheme, set the volume meshing scheme to tetmesh and mesh. The volume will be filled with tetrahedral and wedge elements.

Bracket meshed using the quad_dominant scheme. Triangles are colored in red.