Week 3 - 2D meshing for Sheet metal

Objective:

To generate mid surface and mesh the hood inner panel using 2D mesh with required quality parameters.

CAD MODEL:

PROCEDURE:

Geometry clean up

• Check the geometry for errors and fix the errors which can be fixed automatically.
• Clear the triple cone, mono cone and irregular faces for better midsurface generation.
• Fine the surface area by changing perimeter settings.

          

Midsurface Generation

• Generate mid suface using skin option for the whole geometry.
• Cut the plane sufaces for creating proper mesh flow.

Mesh Generation

• Set mesh quality parameters for quality checking.
• Create shell mesh using classic mesh- Best mesh option.
• Check the quality by going into hidden mode.
• Clear the mesh quality by using suitable manual options.
• Try to avoid tria mesh as much as possible for better FEA results.

RESULT:

Floor panel is meshed with 2D mesh using quad dominant mesh.