Meshing tool discussion

Gentry

Hi, everyone,

Recently, I tried ANSYS Meshing inside WB11. I do not think the extra meshing methods (other than CFX-Mesh) are useful for CFD purpose. How do you think?

For Tetra mesh, CFX-Mesh and ICEM CFD Basic both can do the work. Question is which one is better. I prefer CFX-Mesh just because it is simple to use and cheap for license. From my experience, the mesh generated by ICEM Basic might not be better than CFX-Mesh, although ICEM is more powerful.

For Hexa mesh, ICEM CFD Hexa is the choice. Does ICEM Hexa have to work with ICEM Basic together? Can the combination of CFX-Mesh (for tetra mesh) and ICEM CFD Hexa (for hexa mesh) work well for meshing?

Thanks. Please add your comments.