Generating the Volume Mesh

Define the battery mesh and set the appropriate properties.

Use the same mesh settings to generate the mesh for the three-cell battery.

To generate the volume mesh:

  1. Right-click the Batteries > Battery Modules > Battery Module node and select Setup Battery Parts Meshing.

    A new Mesh Battery Module node appears under the Geometry > Operations node.

  2. Select the Geometry > Operations > Mesh Battery Module > Default Controls > Base Size node and set Base Size to 5 mm.
  3. Select the Mesh Battery Module > Custom Controls > Tab Parts Volume Control node and then click next to the Parts property.
  4. In the Tab Parts Volume Control dialog, verify that the appropriate parts are selected.


  5. Click (Generate Volume Mesh).
  6. Display Mesh Scene 1 in the Graphics window.
  7. Click Scene/Plot.
  8. Right-click Mesh Scene 1 > Mesh 1 > Parts and select Edit.
  9. In the Parts dialog, expand the Regions node then click Select Children on the left of the Regions node.


  10. Click OK.

The mesh scene is shown below.