Some seemingly complex models might have simple flat surfaces. When you use free meshing or swept meshing on these areas, the resulting mesh elements might not be ideal. However, ABAQUS/CAE can intuitively use a different method called mapped meshing on suitable faces. This mapped meshing often creates high-quality elements, especially for long, thin, rectangular surfaces.
While you can't directly tell ABAQUS/CAE to use mapped meshing for a specific region, you can achieve this by simply meshing the region and letting the software decide. Abaqus/CAE will then automatically use mapped meshing for appropriate faces within that region.
While you can't directly tell ABAQUS/CAE to use mapped meshing for a specific region, you can achieve this by simply meshing the region and letting the software decide. Abaqus/CAE will then automatically use mapped meshing for appropriate faces within that region.
