[ICEM] Can I display the position of the minimum meshes?

Alina · September 18, 2012, 15:55

I've just got a new geometry and blocking file and I want to know where the minimum volume mesh is. I want to make it a bit coarser as my computer can't supports such big mesh. When I check the block and want to show the min volume, it doesn't appear. Is there any way that I can get the position of the minimum meshes?

energy382 · September 19, 2012, 08:01

what exactely do you mean with minim mesh?! don't get your point

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Originally Posted by Alina

I've just got a new geometry and blocking file and I want to know where the minimum volume mesh is. I want to make it a bit coarser as my computer can't supports such big mesh. When I check the block and want to show the min volume, it doesn't appear. Is there any way that I can get the position of the minimum meshes?

Alina · September 19, 2012, 09:26

Yes, I mean how to find the position of the minimum mesh.

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Originally Posted by energy382

what exactely do you mean with minim mesh?! don't get your point

energy382 · September 19, 2012, 11:03

sorry, but i really don't understand what you mean with "minimum mesh".....

please explain it to me. Do you want to coarsen the fine mesh? Or do you want to know your min. volume ratio? what exactely is the point?!

PSYMN · September 19, 2012, 11:25

Yes, there was a defect. When using the histogram for the volume metric, you should be able to click on any column and see the elements in that column displayed on the screen. However, some of the smaller volume columns were not displaying the elements as they should have. This defect has been fixed in 14.5, due out later this year.

In the mean time, I think that you could still display them by selecting the column and then right click to create a subset... Then you can display the subset.

PSYMN · September 19, 2012, 11:31

Here is a screen shot to illustrate that it is fixed in 14.5... It also shows the diangostic volume subset in the tree (create this with a right click on the histogram chart)...

VolumeMetric.jpg

Alina · September 19, 2012, 12:08

What I mean is explained by PSYMN, I just want to know where the smallest mesh is. Thank you for your help all the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by energy382

sorry, but i really don't understand what you mean with "minimum mesh".....

please explain it to me. Do you want to coarsen the fine mesh? Or do you want to know your min. volume ratio? what exactely is the point?!

Alina · September 19, 2012, 12:09

That's what I want, thank you very much.

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Originally Posted by PSYMN

Yes, there was a defect. When using the histogram for the volume metric, you should be able to click on any column and see the elements in that column displayed on the screen. However, some of the smaller volume columns were not displaying the elements as they should have. This defect has been fixed in 14.5, due out later this year.

In the mean time, I think that you could still display them by selecting the column and then right click to create a subset... Then you can display the subset.

September 18, 2012, 15:55	Can I display the position of the minimum meshes?	#1
Alina New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 17	I've just got a new geometry and blocking file and I want to know where the minimum volume mesh is. I want to make it a bit coarser as my computer can't supports such big mesh. When I check the block and want to show the min volume, it doesn't appear. Is there any way that I can get the position of the minimum meshes?

September 19, 2012, 11:25		#5
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	Yes, there was a defect. When using the histogram for the volume metric, you should be able to click on any column and see the elements in that column displayed on the screen. However, some of the smaller volume columns were not displaying the elements as they should have. This defect has been fixed in 14.5, due out later this year. In the mean time, I think that you could still display them by selecting the column and then right click to create a subset... Then you can display the subset. __________________ ----------------------------------------- Please help guide development at ANSYS by filling in these surveys Public ANSYS ICEM CFD Users Survey This second one is more general (Gambit, TGrid and ANSYS Meshing users welcome)... CFD Online Users Survey

September 19, 2012, 11:31		#6
PSYMN Senior Member Simon Pereira Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,663 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 47	Here is a screen shot to illustrate that it is fixed in 14.5... It also shows the diangostic volume subset in the tree (create this with a right click on the histogram chart)... VolumeMetric.jpg __________________ ----------------------------------------- Please help guide development at ANSYS by filling in these surveys Public ANSYS ICEM CFD Users Survey This second one is more general (Gambit, TGrid and ANSYS Meshing users welcome)... CFD Online Users Survey

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September 19, 2012, 11:03		#4
energy382 Senior Member Christoph Join Date: May 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 182 Rep Power: 17	sorry, but i really don't understand what you mean with "minimum mesh"..... please explain it to me. Do you want to coarsen the fine mesh? Or do you want to know your min. volume ratio? what exactely is the point?!