Building the Mesh

This section describes the step-by-step procedure to prepare the mesh for the data exchange solid model that contains gear and shaft.

The mesh is created using the General Mesher.

Select General Mesher in the Mesh Panel.
Enter Mesh Name as gear.
Select all CAD Surfaces in the Geometric Entities Panel and Click Add Surfaces icon for CAD Surfaces in the Properties Panel.
Enter Maximum Cell Size as 0.02, Minimum Cell Size as 0.0007 and Cell Size on Surfaces as 0.01 in the Properties Panel.
Click Create Mesh. A new mesh gear is created under Built Meshes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
The multiple meshed Volumes are generated under Volumes. Delete all Volumes, except gear under Volumes.

Figure 10.31 - Gear mesh settings