The Mesh Controls dialog box allows you to specify the shape of the elements in a mesh as well as the meshing technique that ABAQUS/CAE uses to create the mesh. In some cases, you can also select transition options and redefine region corners.
To assign mesh controls to a region:
From the main menu bar, select Mesh
Controls.
ABAQUS/CAE displays prompts in the prompt area to guide you through the procedure.
Tip:
You can also click the 
tool, located in the Mesh module toolbox.
If your part or assembly contains more than one region, select the regions whose mesh controls you want to view or modify and then press mouse button 2. All the selected regions must have the same dimensionality.
The Mesh Controls dialog box appears.
Select the mesh controls of your choice. For information on specific mesh controls, see the following:
If desired, click Defaults to change the settings in the Mesh Controls dialog box back to the default values.
Click OK to save your settings and to close the Mesh Controls dialog box.
