FreeQuad

Create an unstructured quadrilateral mesh.

Syntax

model.mesh(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"FreeQuad");

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection();

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).create(<ftag1>,ftype);

Description

Use model.mesh(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"FreeQuad") to create an unstructured quadrilateral mesh.

Use model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection() to specify the domain (boundary in 3D) selection. If you do not specify any selection the feature creates a mesh on the remaining geometric entities in 2D. In 3D, the default selection is empty.

Use model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).create(<ftag1>,ftype) to add Size or Distribution attribute features.

The following properties are available:

Table 4-35: Available Properties for FreeQuad

Property	Value	Default	Description
continue	on | off	on	When enabled, the mesher does not stop if there is an error
method	auto | legacy52	auto in new models; legacy52 in migrated models	The free quad meshing algorithm to use.
smoothcontrol	on | off	on	Specifies if the operation smooths the mesh across removed control entities
smoothmaxdepth	integer	8 in 2D, 4 in 3D	Specifies the maximum element smoothing depth
smoothmaxiter	integer	8 in 2D, 4 in 3D	Specifies the number of smoothing iterations
xscale	double	1	Scale geometry in x direction before meshing
yscale	double	1	Scale geometry in y direction before meshing
zscale	double	1	Scale geometry in z direction before meshing

See the FreeTet feature for more information on the properties.

This feature uses the same attribute feature as the FreeTet feature.

Compatibility

See FreeTet.

See Also

Distribution, FreeTri, Size