Simplify a mesh by combining many small elements into a smaller number of larger
ones.
Overview
An existing mesh may be finer and more complex than your simulation requires. This
can result in the simulation, or other utilities that depend on existing elements,
taking an unnecessarily long time to run, especially when your goal is to view
real-time animations for NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Handling) or similar
analyses.
Note: The Coarsen Mesh utility is available in Abaqus, Nastran, and OptiStruct profiles only. Figure 1.
When a mesh is coarsened like this, it is important to note that every node in the
coarse mesh corresponds exactly to one of the nodes in the original mesh, although
many nodes are removed, the ones that remain are still the same nodes from the
original model. No locations or qualities are changed. Similarly, any nodes or
points with special information, such as comments, in the 10th column of their deck
will be preserved.
