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 63.1

• “What is the difference between editing an orphan mesh part, a meshed part, and a meshed part instance in the assembly?,” Section 63.2

• “Meshing strategies and mesh editing techniques,” Section 63.3

• “An overview of the mesh editing tools,” Section 63.4

• “Editing nodes,” Section 63.5

• “Editing elements,” Section 63.6

• “Editing the entire mesh,” Section 63.7

• “Editing and refining an orphan mesh,” Section 63.8

• “Undoing or redoing a change in the Edit Mesh toolset,” Section 63.9