Generating the mesh by default

1. Choose Meshing Generate.

2. A window comes up in which to enter the maximum element size of the mesh to be generated (Figure 33). Leave the default value given by GiD unaltered and click OK.

Figure 33. The window in which to enter the maximum element size

3. A window appears that shows the meshing progression. Once the process is finished, another window comes up with information about the mesh that has been generated (Figure 34). Click OK to visualize the resulting mesh (Figure 35).

Figure 34. The window with information about the mesh generated | Figure 35. The mesh generated by default

4. Use the option Meshing Boundaries to see only the contour of the volumes meshed without their interior (Figure 36). This mode of visualization may be combined with the various rendering methods.

Figure 36. Mesh visualized with the Meshing Boundaries option

5. Visualize the mesh generated with the various rendering option in the Render menu, located on the mouse menu.

Figure 37. Mesh visualized with Meshing Boundaries combined with Render Flat lighting.

6. Choose Geometry View Geometry to return to the normal visualization.

NOTE: To visualize the geometry of the model use Geometry View geometry. To visualize the mesh (if there is one) use Meshing Mesh View.