Automatically Fix 2D Element Quality

Use the Auto Quality tool to automatically correct element quality.

1. From the Elements ribbon, Edit tools, click the Auto Quality tool.

   
   
   Figure 1.

2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define mesh options and open the parameter and criteria files.
3. Select elements to fix.
4. Optional: Click Anchors on the guide bar then select anchor nodes to be preserved.
5. Click Review on the guide bar to isolate affected elements.
   Tip:

   • Increase or decrease the affected region by clicking or on the guide bar.
   • Click to return to entity selection.
6. Click Auto Quality on the guide bar.

Figure 2.

Tip: On the guide bar, click to open the Advanced Selection dialog, from which you can filter geometry further by selecting a subset of entities based on additional selection methods, such as By Component or By Assembly.