DESIZE, MINL, MINH, MXEL, ANGL, ANGH, EDGMN, EDGMX, ADJF, ADJM
Controls default element sizes.
MINLMinimum number of elements that will be attached to
a line when using lower-order elements (defaults to 3 elements per
line). If MINL = DEFA, all arguments will
be set back to default values. If MINL = STAT, list status of command (Including on/off
status). If MINL = OFF, deactivate default
element sizing. If MINL = ON, reactivate
default element sizing.
MINHMinimum number of elements that will be attached to a line when using higher-order elements. Defaults to 2 elements per line.
MXELMaximum number of elements that will be attached to a single line (lower or higher-order elements). Defaults to 15 elements per line for h-elements. To deactivate this limit, specify a large number (such as 9999).
ANGLMaximum spanned angle per lower-order element for curved lines. Defaults to 15 degrees per element.
ANGHMaximum spanned angle per higher-order element for curved lines. Defaults to 28 degrees per element.
EDGMNMinimum element edge length. Defaults to no minimum
edge length. The MINL or MINH argument can override this value.
EDGMXMaximum element edge length. Defaults to no maximum
edge length. The MXEL argument can override
this value.
ADJFTarget aspect ratio for adjacent line. Used only when free meshing. Defaults to 1.0, which attempts to create equal-sided h-elements.
ADJMTarget aspect ratio for adjacent line. Used only when map meshing. Defaults to 4.0, which attempts to create rectangular h-elements.
DESIZE settings are usually used for mapped meshing. They are also used for free meshing if SmartSizing is turned off [SMRTSIZE,OFF], which is the default. Even when SmartSizing is on, some DESIZE settings (such as maximum and minimum element edge length) can affect free mesh density. The default settings of the DESIZE command are used only when no other element size specifications [KESIZE, LESIZE, ESIZE] exist for a certain line.
This command is also valid for rezoning.