Automatically Refine Elements Using Quad Patterns
Use the Refine: Auto Quads tool to refine elements as quads based on a given refinement size. Transition elements may be automatically defined or manually selected.
Before you begin, make sure the initial mesh is a regular mapped quad mesh, and not a free quad mesh.
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From the 2D ribbon, click the tool.
Figure 1. 
- Optional:
On the guide bar, click
to define refinement
options.
- Choose Elements or Nodes using the Refine selector on the guide bar.
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Select entities.
If Type is set to Use adjacent layers, the transition elements are previewed on each side of the selected entities.
- If Type is set to Select transition elements, click Transition on the guide bar then manually select transition elements.
- Input a refinement value in the microdialog then click Refine.