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Mesh

Mesh ribbon

Setting	Default	Choices / type
Physics-Controlled Mesh
Sequence type	Physics-controlled mesh	Physics-controlled mesh, User-controlled mesh
Element size	Normal	Extremely fine, Extra fine, Finer, Fine, Normal, Coarse, Coarser, Extra coarse, Extremely coarse
Element Order
Geometry shape order / element order	Automatic (from physics discretization)	Automatic (from physics discretization), Linear, Quadratic
Advanced
3D algorithm	Delaunay	Delaunay, Frontal (Netgen), HXT (parallel Delaunay)
2D algorithm	Frontal-Delaunay	Frontal-Delaunay, Delaunay, Frontal-Delaunay for quads, MeshAdapt
Optimize element quality	On	Check box

Setting

Symbol

Unit

Default

Choices / type

Physics-Controlled Mesh

Sequence type

Physics-controlled mesh

Physics-controlled mesh, User-controlled mesh

Element size

Normal

Extremely fine, Extra fine, Finer, Fine, Normal, Coarse, Coarser, Extra coarse, Extremely coarse

Element Order

Geometry shape order / element order

Automatic (from physics discretization)

Automatic (from physics discretization), Linear, Quadratic

Advanced

3D algorithm

Delaunay

Delaunay, Frontal (Netgen), HXT (parallel Delaunay)

2D algorithm

Frontal-Delaunay

Frontal-Delaunay, Delaunay, Frontal-Delaunay for quads, MeshAdapt

Optimize element quality

On

Check box

Size

Selection: Domains (all by default) · Mesh ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Setting	Unit	Default	Choices / type
Geometric Entity Selection
Geometric entity level		Entire geometry	Entire geometry, Domain, Boundary, Edge, Point
Element Size
Element size		Predefined	Predefined, Custom
Size		Normal	Extremely fine, Extra fine, Finer, Fine, Normal, Coarse, Coarser, Extra coarse, Extremely coarse
Element Size Parameters
Maximum element size	length unit	`0.1`	Expression
Minimum element size	length unit	`0.018`	Expression
Maximum element growth rate		`1.3`	Expression
Curvature factor		`0.6`	Expression
Resolution of narrow regions Approximate number of element layers in narrow regions (higher = finer)		`0.5`	Expression

Geometric Entity Selection

Geometric entity level

Entire geometry

Entire geometry, Domain, Boundary, Edge, Point

Element Size

Element size

Predefined

Predefined, Custom

Size

Normal

Extremely fine, Extra fine, Finer, Fine, Normal, Coarse, Coarser, Extra coarse, Extremely coarse

Element Size Parameters

Maximum element size

length unit

0.1

Expression

Minimum element size

length unit

0.018

Expression

Maximum element growth rate

1.3

Expression

Curvature factor

0.6

Expression

Resolution of narrow regions
Approximate number of element layers in narrow regions (higher = finer)

0.5

Expression

Free Tetrahedral

Selection: Domains (all by default) · Mesh ribbon

No settings.

Free Triangular

Selection: Domains (all by default) · Mesh ribbon

No settings.

Free Quad

Selection: Domains (all by default) · Mesh ribbon

No settings.

Mapped

Structured quadrilateral mesh on four-sided domains; set the element counts and grading with Distribution on the boundaries (opposite sides must match).

Selection: Domains (all by default) · Mesh ribbon

No settings.

Distribution

Selection: Boundaries · Mesh ribbon

Setting Symbol Unit Default Choices / type

Setting	Default	Choices / type
Distribution
Number of elements	`10`	Integer
Element ratio Size of the last element over the first (COMSOL: Element ratio)	`1`	Text
Distribution method	Geometric sequence	Geometric sequence, Arithmetic sequence
Symmetric distribution	Off	Check box
Reverse direction	Off	Check box

Distribution

Number of elements

10

Integer

Element ratio
Size of the last element over the first (COMSOL: Element ratio)

1

Text

Distribution method

Geometric sequence

Geometric sequence, Arithmetic sequence

Symmetric distribution

Off

Check box

Reverse direction

Off

Check box