Product Simulation in Inventor Nastran: Refining Mesh

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Welcome to the “Element Types, Meshing and the Importance of a Converged Mesh” section. This video covers Mesh refinement. Being able to utilize the various element types will add a useful skillset to when performing finite element analysis, while knowing the options available to you in regards to meshing can make for a more efficient model. Finally, knowing how to obtain a converged mesh is important for accuracy of the solution.
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Know when and how to leverage various element types.
- Have an understanding of element order.
- Know how to review and impact the element quality.
- Know how to control the global mesh size of your geometry.
- Know how to adjust the mesh refinement locally.
- Understand what a converged mesh means and know why it matters.

[@sergeydukman5832]

Hello.
How do you define the number of elements through the thickness?

[@AutodeskMFG]

Hi Sergey Dukman,
The best way to get a detailed response to your Inventor-specific questions is by posting on the Inventor Forum.
Here's the link: forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/bd-p/78
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
The Autodesk Inventor Team

[@donputt7163]

This video seems to be an exercise on how to make short story long. And does not help in how to interpret the results.😴