You can use the Edit Mesh toolset in the Mesh module to improve the mesh quality. You can modify an orphan mesh part, or you can modify an Abaqus native mesh. This chapter covers the following topics:

• “What can I do with the Edit Mesh toolset?,” Section 61.1

• “What is the difference between editing an orphan mesh part, a meshed part, and a meshed part instance in the assembly?,” Section 61.2

• “Meshing strategies and mesh editing techniques,” Section 61.3

• “An overview of the mesh editing tools,” Section 61.4

• “Editing nodes,” Section 61.5

• “Editing elements,” Section 61.6

• “Editing the entire mesh,” Section 61.7

• “Editing and refining an orphan mesh,” Section 61.8

• “Undoing or redoing a change in the Edit Mesh toolset,” Section 61.9