Issue link: https://resources.randsim.com/i/1504493
139 ©2023 ANSYS, Inc. SMART Crack Growth - Supports Mesh Coarsening • When a crack begins to grow, SMART refines the mesh around the new crack front • Without suitable coarsening of the mesh behind the crack front, the mesh around the crack front may be excessively fine. • Mesh coarsening is supported for SMART Crack Growth object through Mesh Coarsening property under Remeshing Controls with below drop-down options: - Conservative (default) - least mesh coarsening option Command sent - cgrow,rmcont,coarse,cons - Moderate - moderately reduces elements and nodes Command sent - cgrow,rmcont,coarse,mode - Aggressive - creates least number of elements and nodes Command sent - cgrow,rmcont,coarse,aggr