What is used to determine the quality of a mesh in Solid Edge Simulation?
Solution
How mesh quality is defined:
Mesh quality is defined by aspect ratios. Aspect ratios determine the quality of surface triangles going into the tetrahedral mesher. Triangles should have aspect ratios between 1.0 and 2.0. This produces a high-quality surface mesh, which leads to high-quality tetrahedral elements in the solid mesh.
The criteria for mesh quality applies to surface meshes, which are used to mesh thin-wall parts and sheet metal parts, and also to solid (tetrahedral) meshes, which are used to mesh part and assembly models.
See also Solid Edge Help on Examining the Mesh.
https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/246738425/doc/PL20190201104957790.sesim/html/xid607891
Note: Solid Edge Simulation supports all of the default aspect ratios employed by Femap to determine element quality.
If you have access to Femap you can find a much more detailed description in the Help section "7.4.6.6 Tools, Check, Element Quality".
Notes and References
Hardware/Software Configuration
Platform: INTL64
OS: windows
OS Version: 1064
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: SIMULATION
Version: V221.0
Function: MESH
Ref: 001-9812482