[ANSYS Meshing] Mesh node color meaning

caro_cfd · December 6, 2016, 23:07

Hi everyone,
I am using ICEM CFD for meshing.
Why do my nodes have different colors in the mesh? I am not asking about the geometry - I have found a lot of information on the geometry topology but nothing on the mesh...
I have red, green, turquoise and black nodes (see attached pictures)... Also when switching to the node numbering display, the same color scheme applies to the node number.
Many thanks for your help.

node_colors1.png

node_colors_numbering2.png

Antanas · December 7, 2016, 01:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by caro_cfd

Hi everyone,
I am using ICEM CFD for meshing.
Why do my nodes have different colors in the mesh? I am not asking about the geometry - I have found a lot of information on the geometry topology but nothing on the mesh...
I have red, green, turquoise and black nodes (see attached pictures)... Also when switching to the node numbering display, the same color scheme applies to the node number.
Many thanks for your help.

Attachment 52329

Attachment 52330

Obviously that red are corner (or curve end) nodes, green - curve internal nodes. Black - surface nodes. Cyan - ? I don't have cyan in my meshes. I think Simon Pereira (PSYMM) could clarify this, but I don't know whether he appears on forum this days or not.

caro_cfd · December 7, 2016, 02:02

Thanks for confirming my interpretation of the red and green nodes

It'd be great if someone could confirm the black and cyan colors!
Most probably, the black ones are surface mesh nodes while cyan come from the transformation of quadratic (mid-side) nodes into linear ones...

December 6, 2016, 23:07	Mesh node color meaning	#1
caro_cfd New Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi everyone, I am using ICEM CFD for meshing. Why do my nodes have different colors in the mesh? I am not asking about the geometry - I have found a lot of information on the geometry topology but nothing on the mesh... I have red, green, turquoise and black nodes (see attached pictures)... Also when switching to the node numbering display, the same color scheme applies to the node number. Many thanks for your help. node_colors1.png node_colors_numbering2.png

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December 7, 2016, 02:02		#3
caro_cfd New Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for confirming my interpretation of the red and green nodes It'd be great if someone could confirm the black and cyan colors! Most probably, the black ones are surface mesh nodes while cyan come from the transformation of quadratic (mid-side) nodes into linear ones...