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To do it, generate the quad mesh as usual then go to Edit Mesh > Convert Mesh Type > Create Mid Side Nodes. Usually this function just generates an extra node at the midpoint of each quad edge, but if you also check off Mid Face node before making the conversion, then you will get a 9-node quad element.    The element conversion can further be verified by going to Edit Mesh > Display Mesh Quality. There the element type to be checked will be listed as QUAD_9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-167226","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-4391","topic-tag-fluid-dynamics","topic-tag-general","topic-tag-icem-cfd","topic-tag-meshing","topic-tag-quad-shell-meshing","topic-tag-structural"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yes, ICEMCFD can be used to generate this kind of Quad mesh. 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