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Mesh Information

The user can obtain information about the selected mesh object (mesh, sub-mesh or group) using Mesh Information dialog box.

To view the Mesh Information, select your mesh, sub-mesh or group in the Object Browser and invoke Mesh Information item from the Mesh menu or click "Mesh Information" button in the toolbar.

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"Mesh Information" button

The Mesh Information dialog box provides three tab pages:

  • Base Info - to show base information about the selected mesh object
  • Element Info - to show detailed information about the selected mesh node or element.
  • Additional Info - to show additional information available for the selected mesh, sub-mesh or group object.

Base Information

The Base Info tab page of the dialog box provides general information on the selected object - mesh, sub-mesh or mesh group: name, type, total number of nodes and elements separately for each type: 0D elements, edges, faces and volumes.

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"Base Info" page

Mesh Element Information

The Element Info tab page of the dialog box gives basic information about the type, coordinates and connectivity of the selected mesh node or element.

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"Element Info" page, node information


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"Element Info" page, element information

The use can either input the ID of a node or element he wants to analyze directly in the dialog box or select the node or element in the 3D viewer.

Additional Information

The Additional Info tab page of the dialog box provides an additional information on the selected object: mesh, sub-mesh or group.

For a mesh object, the following information is shown:

  • Name
  • Type: based on geomerty, imported, standalone
  • Shape (if mesh is based on geometry)
  • File (if mesh is imported from the file)
  • Groups
  • Sub-meshes
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"Additional Info" page, mesh information


For a sub-mesh object, the following information is shown:

  • Name
  • Parent mesh
  • Shape
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"Additional Info" page, sub-mesh information


For a group object, the following information is shown:

  • Name
  • Parent mesh
  • Type: standalone, group on geometry, group on filter
  • Entity type: node, edge, face, volume
  • Size
  • Color
  • Number of underlying nodes (for non-nodal groups)
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"Additional Info" page, group information


Note
For the performance reasons, the number of underlying nodes is computed only by demand. For this, the user should press the "Compute" button (see picture). Also, the number of underlying nodes is automatically calculated if the size of the group does not exceed the "Automatic nodes compute limit" set via the "Mesh information" preferences (zero value means no limit).

In case you get Mesh Information via a TUI script, the information is displayed in the Python Console. See the TUI Example.

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