Plane Mesh Primitive dialog box

Mesh Name
Mesh Name	Specifies the name of the plane mesh primitive.
Element Properties
Type	Specifies the type of elements to create.
Edit Mesh Associated Data	Appears when you select an element type that requires the definition of additional properties.Opens the Mesh Associated Data dialog box where you can define solver-specific properties for the elements. The software applies these properties uniformly to all the elements in the mesh. For more information, see Mesh-associated data.
Primitive Parameters
Method	Specifies the location of the plane mesh primitive.At Center — Places the center of the plane mesh primitive at the origin of the selected coordinate system.At Corner — Places the lower-left corner of the plane mesh primitive at the origin of the selected coordinate system.
CSYS	Lets you create or select a coordinate system.If you select a coordinate system, the software uses the origin of the specified coordinate system as the origin of the plane mesh primitive.For more information, see CSYS dialog box.
Automatic Plane Position and Size	If a coordinate system exists, places the coordinate system at the center of the model but does not change the orientation.If no coordinate system exists, this command creates a new one that is aligned with the absolute (global) coordinate system.This command also computes the size of the plane using the location of the plane mesh primitive and the size of the FE model.
You can define an offset value (X, Y, Z) to place the plane relative to the local coordinate system, and you can define the size of the plane in terms of length in the X and Y directions.
Offset XOffset YOffset Z	Defines the offset value in the X, Y, and Z directions to create the plane mesh primitive relative to the local coordinate system.
Length X****Length Y	Defines the length of the plane mesh primitive in the X and Y directions.
Mesh Parameters
Maximum Element Size	Specifies the maximum element size for the mesh.Type a size and select the units, or click Automatic Maximum Element Size to compute the maximum element size based on the radius of the hemisphere.To specify the element size as a function of frequency, click the DesignLogic list and select Function to use the SizeForAcoustics function. For more information, see Element size for acoustic analysis.
Destination Collector
Automatic Creation	Creates a new mesh collector for the current mesh using the default physical properties.
Mesh Collector	Lets you select an existing collector or create a new one. Click New Collector to use the Mesh Collector dialog box to create additional mesh collectors. See Mesh collectors for more information.
Preview
Preview	Lets you preview the size, location, and appearance of the plane mesh primitive elements in a dynamic view as you specify the necessary options.
Show Result	Lets you preview the plane mesh primitive based on your current selections.Note: For performance purposes, the software limits the number of elements that you can dynamically preview. The final mesh may be different from the mesh that you preview.

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Plane Mesh Primitive dialog box, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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