Element Quality Metrics
Section 7 · Understanding mesh quality through interactive distortion
Drag corner nodes to distort the element
Element Type
Overall Quality
Good Quality
Quality Metrics
Aspect Ratio
1.00
Optimal: 1.0
Acceptable: <3
Poor: >5
Skewness
0.00
Optimal: 0.0
Acceptable: <0.5
Poor: >0.75
Jacobian Ratio
1.00
Optimal: 1.0
Acceptable: >0.5
Poor: <0.3
Formulas
\( AR = \frac{L_{max}}{L_{min}} \)