{"id":393150,"date":"2024-11-07T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/improving-smoothing-of-total-deformation\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:54:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:54:34","slug":"improving-smoothing-of-total-deformation","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/improving-smoothing-of-total-deformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving smoothing of total deformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I want to achieve a higher smoothing of the deformation area of the total deformation of my model. Currently I try to mesh the mesh to deform with the hex dominant method.&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The solution of the total deformation of my model looks like this&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/07-11-2024-1730976704-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And its mesh output as an stl like this&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/07-11-2024-1730976770-mceclip2.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As can be seen in the second image, the imprint area of the stl export looks still quite coarse. Is there a way to improve its smoothness by a post processing routine or setting different meshing parameters?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for your help!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stefanie&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-393150","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-smoothing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi, I want to achieve a higher smoothing of the deformation area of the total deformation of my model. Currently I try to mesh the mesh to deform with the hex dominant method. 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