Mesh Statistics Panel

Mesh Statistics Panel#

The Mesh Statistics Panel provides detailed numerical information about the mesh, including element counts, node information, and boundary statistics. This panel is accessible directly from the viewer and provides a comprehensive overview of mesh characteristics.

Accessing the Mesh Statistics Panel#

The Mesh Statistics Panel is accessed by:

  • Clicking on the node count display in the viewer

MeshStatisticsButton

  • The panel opens in the main content area, replacing the 3D viewer

  • The panel displays comprehensive mesh statistics organized into sections

Metrics Section#

The panel displays comprehensive mesh information organized under the “Metrics” heading:

Mesh Statistics#

Overall mesh information displayed in a structured list format:

  • Nodes: Total number of nodes in the mesh

  • Triangles: Number of triangular surface elements

  • Prisms: Number of prismatic volume elements

  • Quadrilaterals: Number of quadrilateral surface elements

  • Pyramids: Number of pyramid volume elements

  • Tetrahedrons: Number of tetrahedral volume elements

  • Hexahedrons: Number of hexahedral volume elements

Each statistic is displayed with its numerical value, providing a quick overview of mesh composition.

Boundary Section#

For surface meshes, the “Boundary” section shows:

  • Face list: Faces are listed in the format volume_zone_name/surface_name(NUMBER) where:

    • volume_zone_name indicates the volume zone identifier (e.g., fluid)

    • surface_name indicates the surface identifier (e.g., body00001_face00001)

    • (NUMBER) indicates the element count for that face.

  • Expandable entries: Each boundary face entry has a right-pointing triangle indicating it can be expanded to show detailed statistics tables

Boundary Statistics Table#

When you expand a boundary face entry, a detailed statistics table is displayed with the following columns:

  • Title: The name of the mesh quality metric (e.g., area, areaRatio, aspectRatio, firstLayerThickness)

  • Arithmetic Mean: The average value of the metric across all elements in the boundary face

  • Max: The maximum value observed for the metric

  • Max Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the maximum value (e.g., Triangle, Node)

  • Max Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the maximum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates

  • min: The minimum value observed for the metric

  • Min Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the minimum value

  • Min Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the minimum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates

Volumetric Section#

For volume meshes, the “Volumetric” section shows:

  • Zone list: Zones are listed in the format zone_name (ELEMENT_COUNT) (e.g., fluid (25,092,608))

  • Expandable zones: Each volume zone entry has a right-pointing triangle indicating it can be expanded to show detailed statistics tables

Volumetric Statistics Table#

When you expand a volume zone entry, a detailed statistics table is displayed with the following columns:

  • Title: The name of the mesh quality metric (e.g., aspectRatio, volume)

  • Arithmetic Mean: The average value of the metric across all elements in the volume zone

  • Max: The maximum value observed for the metric

  • Max Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the maximum value (e.g., Prism, Tetrahedron)

  • Max Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the maximum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates

  • min: The minimum value observed for the metric

  • Min Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the minimum value

  • Min Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the minimum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates

Visualization Section#

The panel also includes a “Visualization” section that shows mesh screenshots.

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