{"id":305595,"date":"2023-09-08T18:14:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/am-i-missing-something-really-obvious-in-the-meshing-environment\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T18:14:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:14:40","slug":"am-i-missing-something-really-obvious-in-the-meshing-environment","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/am-i-missing-something-really-obvious-in-the-meshing-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I missing something really obvious in the meshing environment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m more used to abaqus, but am trying to mesh this shape:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/08-09-2023-1694196706-mceclip0.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>now, I have split the faces as I have, so that I can have hex elements on either side of the join in the middle (where it is just simple tube), and then tet elements in the middle where the geometry is more complex. I have tried using a multizone or hex dominant method, but it just fails to mesh. In Abaqus, it&#8217;s possible to choose the mesh type for subregions of one component\/part, but I can&#8217;t find a way to do that on ANSYS. Is there any way to get this to mesh nicely?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-305595","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, I&#039;m more used to abaqus, but am trying to mesh this shape: now, I have split the faces as I have, so that I can have hex elements on either side of the join in the middle (where it is just simple tube), and then tet elements in the middle where the geometry is more\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/am-i-missing-something-really-obvious-in-the-meshing-environment\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ansys Learning Forum | 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