Abaqus element quality checks

In the Abaqus solver environment, use the Element Quality command to evaluate the elements in your model based on the following criteria:

• Jacobian ratio

• Jacobian zero

• Aspect ratio

• Shape factor

• Face corner angle

For more information, see Verifying your mesh and Verifying element quality in the Abaqus/CAE User’s Manual.

Shape factor

Use the Shape Factor option to check whether any triangular and tetrahedral 2D elements in you model have a normalized shape factor that is smaller than the value you specify. The Shape Factor criterion ranges from 0 to 1, with 1 indicating the optimal element shape and 0 indicating a degenerate element.

Face corner angle

Use the Face Corner Angle option to check for elements that contain faces where two edges meet at an angle that is either smaller or larger than the value you specify.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	A FEM, assembly FEM, or Simulation file as the work and displayed part, with Abaqus as the specified solver environment
Command Finder	Element Quality
Menu	Analysis→Finite Element Model Check→Element Quality

Learn more

Evaluating element quality

Correcting 2D element quality failures

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LS-DYNA element quality checks

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