# Mesh Statistics Panel

The Mesh Statistics Panel provides detailed numerical information about the mesh, including element counts, node information, and boundary statistics. This panel is accessible directly from the viewer and provides a comprehensive overview of mesh characteristics.

# Accessing the Mesh Statistics Panel

The Mesh Statistics Panel is accessed by:

  • Clicking on the node count display in the viewer

MeshStatisticsButton

  • The panel opens in the main content area, replacing the 3D viewer
  • The panel displays comprehensive mesh statistics organized into sections

# Metrics Section

The panel displays comprehensive mesh information organized under the "Metrics" heading:

# Mesh Statistics

Overall mesh information displayed in a structured list format:

  • Nodes: Total number of nodes in the mesh
  • Triangles: Number of triangular surface elements
  • Prisms: Number of prismatic volume elements
  • Quadrilaterals: Number of quadrilateral surface elements
  • Pyramids: Number of pyramid volume elements
  • Tetrahedrons: Number of tetrahedral volume elements
  • Hexahedrons: Number of hexahedral volume elements

Each statistic is displayed with its numerical value, providing a quick overview of mesh composition.

# Boundary Section

For surface meshes, the "Boundary" section shows:

  • Face list: Faces are listed in the format volume_zone_name/surface_name(NUMBER) where:
    • volume_zone_name indicates the volume zone identifier (e.g., fluid)
    • surface_name indicates the surface identifier (e.g., body00001_face00001)
    • (NUMBER) indicates the element count for that face.
  • Expandable entries: Each boundary face entry has a right-pointing triangle indicating it can be expanded to show detailed statistics tables

# Boundary Statistics Table

When you expand a boundary face entry, a detailed statistics table is displayed with the following columns:

  • Title: The name of the mesh quality metric (e.g., area, areaRatio, aspectRatio, firstLayerThickness)
  • Arithmetic Mean: The average value of the metric across all elements in the boundary face
  • Max: The maximum value observed for the metric
  • Max Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the maximum value (e.g., Triangle, Node)
  • Max Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the maximum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates
  • min: The minimum value observed for the metric
  • Min Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the minimum value
  • Min Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the minimum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates

# Volumetric Section

For volume meshes, the "Volumetric" section shows:

  • Zone list: Zones are listed in the format zone_name (ELEMENT_COUNT) (e.g., fluid (25,092,608))
  • Expandable zones: Each volume zone entry has a right-pointing triangle indicating it can be expanded to show detailed statistics tables

# Volumetric Statistics Table

When you expand a volume zone entry, a detailed statistics table is displayed with the following columns:

  • Title: The name of the mesh quality metric (e.g., aspectRatio, volume)
  • Arithmetic Mean: The average value of the metric across all elements in the volume zone
  • Max: The maximum value observed for the metric
  • Max Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the maximum value (e.g., Prism, Tetrahedron)
  • Max Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the maximum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates
  • min: The minimum value observed for the metric
  • Min Element Types: The type(s) of mesh elements associated with the minimum value
  • Min Location: The 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) where the minimum value occurs, with a copy icon to copy coordinates

# Visualization Section

The panel also includes a "Visualization" section that shows mesh screenshots.

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