Mesh

Double Click on "Model", , in order to start Mechanical .

At this point the number of elements along each line segment will be specified. First right click on the "Mesh" tab, , then click "Insert" and finally click "Sizing" as shown below.


Next, click on the "Edge Selection" button, . Now hold down control and click on all six line segments. All the lines should now be highlighted in a light green color. Now, click the "Apply" button which will be located within the "Details of Edge Sizing" table. Now, change the "Type" to "Number of Divisions" as shown below.


Set "Number of Divisions" to 1 and click update, , to generate the mesh. Expand "Mesh", , and then click on "Edge Sizing", . You should now see an image similar to the one below.


The single yellow bar on each line segment conveys that there is only one element per line segment.

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