Description
Set Type controls whether Pointwise creates structured or unstructured
domains and blocks. Structured and unstructured grids can both be included
in the same grid to create a hybrid grid. Note the type only applies to domains
and blocks. At the connector level, there is no difference between structured
and unstructured grids.
Use Set Type to set the grid type to Structured or Unstructured.
To create structured grids, select Structured. Any domains created when
Structured is selected will be structured quadrilateral surface grids. Any
blocks created when Structured is selected will be structured hexahedral
volume grids.
To create unstructured grids, select Unstructured. Any domains created when
Unstructured is selected will contain triangular surface elements. Blocks
created when Unstructured is selected may contain tetrahedral, pyramidal,
and prismatic elements depending on the particular grid generation method
used.