{"id":165841,"date":"2023-03-17T13:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T13:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-use-diagnostic-tools-to-investigate-import-or-surface-mesh-quality-issues-in-fluent-meshing-watertight-wtm-workflow\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:26:51","slug":"how-to-use-diagnostic-tools-to-investigate-import-or-surface-mesh-quality-issues-in-fluent-meshing-watertight-wtm-workflow","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-use-diagnostic-tools-to-investigate-import-or-surface-mesh-quality-issues-in-fluent-meshing-watertight-wtm-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use diagnostic tools to investigate import or surface mesh quality issues in Fluent Meshing Watertight (WTM) Workflow ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WTM in Fluent Meshing enables users to generate good quality mesh on complex watertight geometry in a simple workflow. 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