- [Instructor] This video shows you how to create
the mesh for the half model.
We will only have half the number of elements
compared to the full con rod model,
so we can afford to have a finer global mesh size.
Let's go to the model feature tree.
Right mouse click next to mesh,
and select create mesh.
Open up the mesh parameters,
and now we can change the global size
down to .2 inches.
Make sure standard mesh is selected
and check to run.
Look at the little end.
We can improve the number of elements
through depth here, so let's add a local mesh control
to do that.
Right mouse click on mesh.
Select apply mesh control.
Pick the surfaces which are on the outside edge
of the little end.
Reset the element size to .1,
and check okay.
Right mouse click.
Click on create mesh,
and then click to run.
And that's improved the elements there through depth.
We're up to increase number of elements
along the line here.
Again, we have the mesh control symbols
being shown here.
They can obscure the view,
so let's go in here under mesh controls.
We can switch off show preview.
That gives us a cleaner view.
Now, as an aside, we notice that all of the faces
on the split bodies which are along here,
they have a very regular mesh pattern.
In general, this is a very useful technique
to control meshing by splitting a body
down into further body sections.
Now, let's save the file off
as advanced con rod two.
So in this video, we've seen how to apply the mesh
to the half symmetry body.