vmesh

Meshing.vmesh(nv1='', nv2='', ninc='', **kwargs)

Generates nodes and volume elements within volumes.

Mechanical APDL Command: VMESH

Parameters:

nv1str

Mesh volumes from NV1 to NV2 (defaults to NV1 ) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NV1 = ALL, NV2 and NINC are ignored and all selected volumes ( vsel ) are meshed. If NV1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NV1 ( NV2 and NINC are ignored).

nv2str

Mesh volumes from NV1 to NV2 (defaults to NV1 ) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NV1 = ALL, NV2 and NINC are ignored and all selected volumes ( vsel ) are meshed. If NV1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NV1 ( NV2 and NINC are ignored).

nincstr

Mesh volumes from NV1 to NV2 (defaults to NV1 ) in steps of NINC (defaults to 1). If NV1 = ALL, NV2 and NINC are ignored and all selected volumes ( vsel ) are meshed. If NV1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NV1 ( NV2 and NINC are ignored).

Notes

Missing nodes required for the generated elements are created and assigned the lowest available numbers ( numstr ). During a batch run and if elements already exist, a mesh abort will write an alternative database file ( File.DBE ) for possible recovery.

Tetrahedral mesh expansion ( mopt,TETEXPND, Value ) is supported for both the vmesh and fvmesh commands.