Element types for meshing

- June 30, 2019 at 10:58 am
  
  trippleD
  Subscriber
  
  Hey guys,
  
  i want to get deeper in the topic of mesh generation. I' looking a lot in the ANSYS Help Documentation, but i didn't what i'm looking for. I'm talking about the element type for meshing:
  
  For 2D, you can mesh the geometry with tirangles and squares. For 3D, you can mesh the geometry, for example with tetrahedra,prisms, hexahedrons,...
  
  Which advantages and disadvantages do i have for each element type? Which element do i choose for which problem?
  
  An overview would be great. Thanks a lot.
  
  trippled
- June 30, 2019 at 4:06 pm
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  The video on this page includes beam elements as well as shell and solid elements.