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.
The Mesh Information dialog box provides three tab pages:
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.
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.
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.
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:
For a sub-mesh object, the following information is shown:
For a group object, the following information is shown:
In case you get Mesh Information via a TUI script, the information is displayed in the Python Console. See the TUI Example.