Meshing Guidelines Regarding Element Sizes
View the meshing guidelines regarding element sizes to prevent warning and errors given by the Solver.
Description | Warning | Error |
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Ratio of the segment length to the wavelength | l>0.3λ | l>0.5λ |
Ratio of the segment radius to the segment length | r>0.3l | r>1.0l |
Ratio of the triangle area to the wavelength squared (MoM RWG or order 0.5 basis function) | A>130λ2 | A>110λ2 |
Ratio of the triangle area to the wavelength squared (MoM order 1.5 basis function) | A>0.21λ2 | A>0.52λ2 |
Ratio of the triangle area to the wavelength squared (MoM order 2.5 basis function) | A>0.62λ2 | A>1.40λ2 |
Ratio of the triangle area to the wavelength squared (MoM order 3.5 basis function) | A>0.97λ2 | A>2.10λ2 |
Ratio of the triangle area to the wavelength squared for large element PO (if near fields present) | A>2λ2 | A>6λ2 |
Ratio of wire radius to the triangle edge length at a connection point | r≥3.33l | r≥5l |
Ratio of the cuboid1 edge length to the wavelength | l>14λ | l>12λ |
Ratio of the cuboid1 edge length to the skin depth | l>15δ | l>13δ |
Ratio of the tetrahedral face area to the wavelength squared - VEP, FEM (first order) | A>0.033λ2 | A>0.108λ2 |
Ratio of the tetrahedral face area to the wavelength squared - FEM (second order) | A>0.047λ2 | A>0.433λ2 |
Ratio of the FEM boundary tetrahedral face area to the wavelength squared | A>0.033λ2 | A>0.108λ2 |
Ratio of the area of the triangle on a waveguide port to the smallest modal period squared | A>130T2 | A>110T2 |
Ratio of the wire radius to the voxel size | r>0.49 | r>0.5 |
Voxel aspect ratio | AR≥15 | AR≥200 |