Although we are not yet finished with the input, it is already possible to see a first Finite Element mesh for the structure we are creating. For that, just press the
button. The mesh shown in Figure 5 should appear. Notice that the size of the elements created is moderate. By definition, it is maximum one tenth of the largest diagonal of the structure. But, of course, this can be altered, as we will see later. At this time, press again on the
button to make the mesh disappear.
Figure 5: First Finite Element mesh fo the beam. The maximum side length of the triangles is at most equal to one tenth of the diagonal of the structure.
button. The mesh shown in Figure 5 should appear. Notice that the size of the elements created is moderate. By definition, it is maximum one tenth of the largest diagonal of the structure. But, of course, this can be altered, as we will see later. At this time, press again on the
button to make the mesh disappear.