General mesh question
General mesh question
(OP)
This is something I want to clear up in my head in relation to the terminology used for meshing. Terms that are typically used are structured/unstructured, regular/irregular and in the case of Ansys mapped/free. My question is do all these terms refer to the same thing? i.e. does
structured = regular = mapped
and
unstructured = irregular = free
I was always under the impression that structured and regular referred to the same thing. However I was wondering if the mapped term used by Ansys is slightly different due to the method of implementation?
structured = regular = mapped
and
unstructured = irregular = free
I was always under the impression that structured and regular referred to the same thing. However I was wondering if the mapped term used by Ansys is slightly different due to the method of implementation?





RE: General mesh question
Tata
RE: General mesh question
"A free mesh has no restrictions in terms of element shapes, and has no specified pattern applied to it. A mapped mesh is restricted in terms of the element shape it contains and the pattern of the mesh. A mapped area mesh contains either only quadrilateral or only triangular elements, while a mapped volume mesh contains only hexahedron elements. In addition, a mapped mesh typically has a regular pattern, with obvious rows of elements. "
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