When meshing you have two options free and mapped Explain th

When meshing you have two options; free and mapped. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods? Give an example of when you would use each method and justify why? 5. Observe the two stress distribution plots below, what is the difference between the two plots?

Solution

Free Meshing

Good-

-easy to create the geometry

-meshing is fast

Bad-

-some triangular elements are used

-some elements may have poor aspect ratios

Mapped Meshing

Good

-Lots of control over meshing and elements

Bad

-takes a lot more time to create the geometry