Accuracy issues aside (in the case of linear elastic analyses)...
Why would one use Tet vs Hex elements?
Contact? Non-linear?
Tet vs Hex:
Feb 09, 2004
2 Replies
ease of automatic generation
I second Gordon's comment on ease of automatic generation with a HUGE exclamation mark!!!! Hex's are great for accuracy, but wow, they are horrible for complex geometry. You can mesh almost anything with tet's.
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