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Match mesh quality to the job

A product viewer needs quick interaction. Close inspection needs fine surface detail. CAM tools need a mesh suited to further calculation. Advanced Mesher lets your application choose a mesh configuration for each purpose.

Turn precise CAD surfaces into polygonal models while controlling the balance between detail, model size, and processing effort.

How it works

Load a CAD model and choose the required surface detail. The mesher places points along edges and across faces, then connects them into triangles. Refinement adds detail where geometry needs it, while shared-edge rules keep adjacent faces connected. Your application can offer different settings for display, close review, or later calculations.

Keep important geometry in focus

Set geometric deviation and refinement conditions to guide mesh generation. Curved regions and small features can receive extra detail, while simpler areas can use fewer elements.

Shared-boundary and continuity controls help neighboring faces meet consistently. This supports a cleaner display and consistent input for later processing.

Define accuracy in terms your users understand

Geometric deviation describes how far a mesh may move away from its CAD surface. A tighter setting calls for more detail around curves; a coarser setting can reduce element count and file size. Local refinement helps focus that detail on regions needed for review or later processing.

Make these choices visible as useful product settings. A preview can favor smaller downloads and quick interaction, while a detailed export can prioritize surface fit. Model units, shared boundaries, and small openings also matter: a mesh should keep the scale and connections needed by its receiving tool.

Keep model size suited to viewing and export

More triangles mean more data to transfer, display, and store. A lighter viewing mesh can reduce download size and help users navigate a large model. A finer mesh can retain detail needed for close inspection or another calculation.

A conversion service can use consistent settings for each destination. An interactive tool can let users request more detail for a selected task. Both approaches help avoid preparing a very dense mesh for every use.

Prepare several deliveries from one approved CAD model

A project may need a browser preview, a detailed review model, and a mesh for another engineering calculation. Using one very dense mesh for every delivery increases file size and loading work. Preparing each output by hand creates repeated work and inconsistent settings.

A model-processing service can keep the approved CAD source and generate a surface mesh for each destination. A preview can use a larger deviation allowance; a detailed output can use tighter settings and local refinement around important features. Shared boundaries help keep adjacent mesh faces connected in each result.

Your application can record the source revision and mesh settings with each delivery. This gives teams a clear way to reproduce an output after a design change and explain why two files have different levels of detail. The receiving task determines which mesh is suitable.

Use one preparation path for several outputs

• Product portals: prepare manageable meshes for interactive viewing.
• Engineering review: reveal small features and curved regions in detail.
• CAD/CAM tools: generate surface meshes suited to the next calculation.

If your output needs quadrangular surface elements, review Express Mesh. Choose between meshing options using the required element type, surface fit, and representative parts.

Combine with Shape Healing & Validation for difficult input or Mesh Framework for mesh selection and editing. Discuss your mesh requirements with sample parts, deviation targets, and intended outputs.