{"sections":[{"heading":"Before starting","paragraphs":["Use InductEx 8 with the matching Studio/Core installation. Keep a writable working copy of the complete project and its dependencies. Source-derived steps still require execution review on the intended package."]},{"heading":"Steps","steps":["Open the generated .msh from Artifacts, Results or File > Open. Use fit-all and the orientation marker to establish the view.","Use Groups and Inspector to inspect individual conductors. Use probe, measure and clipping controls when the file provides the required information.","For field output, request the intended Plot values and sampling plane, run the saved IXI and open the current VTK. Select the actual excitation/frequency and real or imaginary array that was emitted; the dedicated field guide provides complete checked inputs.","Apply the field view, then choose component, density and range. Use matching ranges for comparisons and keep Show model mesh off for the checked metre/micrometre mismatch (KB-GUI-010); export a snapshot when needed."]},{"figures":[{"asset_id":"studio-generated-strip-mesh","caption":"The actual current generated mesh displayed in Studio. The image is a native viewport capture; a user-driven snapshot export and field visualization are not claimed."}],"heading":"Checked generated-mesh route","paragraphs":["For the complete inline strip, the actual staged sequence generated output/strip.msh. Opening that file through the production File Open action and fitting the native software view displayed the segmented mesh. The 16038-node, 3780-element file is distinct from the 20-triangle coarse Premesh retained in Live Mesh by the current candidate (KB-GUI-009).","VAL-024 covers opening the generated mesh and VAL-026 covers its native viewer actions. VAL-027 adds generated B/J field controls, with explicit component, density and range recovery. The dedicated field guide retains the open model-overlay scale and VTK-title findings."]},{"heading":"Check the result","paragraphs":["A snapshot records the visible canvas. Hidden groups and clipping affect the view, not the mesh passed to the solver.","Confirm quantity, units and excitation. Arrow/streamline density changes presentation, not solver accuracy or convergence."]},{"heading":"If the problem remains","paragraphs":["For a missing field array or model context, check the requested output and matching mesh. An invalid manual range retains the last valid view; read the diagnostic."]},{"figures":[{"asset_id":"studio-mesh-groups","caption":"Actual generated strip and Groups controls. Use Show after hiding or isolating a group to recover the full model."},{"asset_id":"studio-mesh-isolate-fade","caption":"M1_Hex isolated, faded and ghosted. Opaque and Unghost are the reverse actions. These are presentation changes, not a new extraction."}],"heading":"Inspect one conductor without changing the calculation","paragraphs":["Open the current generated .msh and use Fit all to establish the view. In Groups, Hide and Show affect all displayed groups. Isolate keeps the chosen group visible; Fade lowers its opacity and changes to Opaque so you can restore it. Ghost changes the group presentation and offers Unghost to reverse it. These actions help expose geometry that would otherwise be obscured.","In the checked strip, twelve physical groups were displayed. Isolating M1_Hex left one visible group, Fade set its opacity to approximately 35% and Ghost changed its presentation. Show, Opaque and Unghost restored the view. Surface, surface-and-edge and edge-only toolbar controls also produced distinct states. The saved input files and actual generated mesh bytes remained unchanged."]},{"figures":[{"asset_id":"studio-mesh-clipping","caption":"Actual clipping state with the mesh Inspector visible. Reset clipping restores the full view; it does not remesh or rerun the solver."}],"heading":"Probe, measure and clip with the available identity","paragraphs":["Use Enable probe, then select a visible position on the mesh. Inspect the returned information rather than assuming the hit identifies an original solver element. The checked software-rendered route returned geometry hits, but source triangle/cell identity was unavailable; the report explicitly said source unavailable. A displayed group or generated triangle is not sufficient to reconstruct a missing source-cell identity.","Use Measure and select two visible mesh points. The checked picks produced a positive distance of 11.765 in displayed mesh-coordinate units. Confirm the coordinate scale and source metadata before converting that value to a physical distance. The measurement alone does not establish units or dimensional accuracy. Return to navigation mode when finished.","Enable Z+ clipping exposes geometry below a plane; Reset clipping restores the unclipped model. The checked toolbar actions activated and cleared the clip. Clipping changes the view, so restore the intended plane/group state before exporting a snapshot."]},{"heading":"Export and reopen the intended view","paragraphs":["Use Export snapshot on the mesh toolbar to write the current canvas and its companion support report. The dedicated snapshot guide explains the normal save route, cancellation and retry after a write failure. Review the report before sharing it: the checked report retained an absolute source path.","A separate Studio process restored the recorded group visibility, approximately 35% opacity and main render mode when reopening the saved mesh. Probe and distance selections started fresh. This check used the existing single-tab restart workaround; it does not establish that every viewer control or multi-tab workspace state persists."]},{"figures":[{"asset_id":"studio-field-b-heatmap","caption":"Actual generated B-plane view from the worked field guide. Its tuple count and selected array identify the displayed data; the grey model overlay is disabled."}],"heading":"Worked field-plot route","paragraphs":["The dedicated B/J guide now supplies a complete three-file ZIP and records normal generation plus native array/component/density/range controls. It also explains why a retained valid range can differ from invalid typed endpoints and why a selected imaginary vector magnitude is not a complex-amplitude plot.","Show model mesh is not accepted for the checked field/model unit mismatch (KB-GUI-010), and the B VTK generic title is misleading (KB-OUTPUT-001). Keep the known generated request and full array identity together. Field-only data/display checks remain distinct from physical field accuracy."]}],"canonical_url":"https://www.sun-magnetics.com/knowledge-base/inductex-inspect-mesh-fields","url":"/knowledge-base/inductex-inspect-mesh-fields","known_issues":[{"disposition":"verified_workaround","id":"KB-GUI-009","title":"Mesh leaves the earlier Premesh visible in Live Mesh","public_notice":"Open the current generated MSH file for segmented-mesh inspection. The retained Live Mesh Premesh image is not proof of the new mesh; reset and repeat stages or use full extraction to rerun.","claim_scope":"Only the affected claim and recorded build/input; not whole-guide or final-release acceptance"},{"disposition":"verified_workaround","id":"KB-GUI-010","title":"Field model context combines incompatible coordinate scales","public_notice":"Leave Show model mesh off for this generated field example because the overlay combines incompatible coordinate scales. The checked field-only view does not qualify the overlay or field accuracy.","claim_scope":"Only the affected claim and recorded build/input; not whole-guide or final-release acceptance"},{"disposition":"supported_path","id":"KB-OUTPUT-001","title":"B output carries a current-density VTK title","public_notice":"Keep the B/J request, runtime, excitation and file identity with each field. The generic VTK title or filename alone is not sufficient quantity or unit authority.","claim_scope":"Only the affected claim and recorded build/input; not whole-guide or final-release acceptance"}],"search_record":{"execution":true,"relatedProducts":[],"version_tags":["InductEx 8 preview"],"text":"Inspect mesh groups and field plots without changing solver inputs Open generated mesh or VTK field output in Studio. Group visibility, clipping and display controls help inspect the model; they do not refine the numerical calculation. InductEx 8 beta/preview How to mesh viewer vtk field plot clipping probe measure heatmap snapshot Before starting Use InductEx 8 with the matching Studio/Core installation. Keep a writable working copy of the complete project and its dependencies. Source-derived steps still require execution review on the intended package.  Steps Open the generated .msh from Artifacts, Results or File > Open. Use fit-all and the orientation marker to establish the view. Use Groups and Inspector to inspect individual conductors. Use probe, measure and clipping controls when the file provides the required information. For field output, request the intended Plot values and sampling plane, run the saved IXI and open the current VTK. Select the actual excitation/frequency and real or imaginary array that was emitted; the dedicated field guide provides complete checked inputs. Apply the field view, then choose component, density and range. Use matching ranges for comparisons and keep Show model mesh off for the checked metre/micrometre mismatch (KB-GUI-010); export a snapshot when needed.  Checked generated-mesh route For the complete inline strip, the actual staged sequence generated output/strip.msh. Opening that file through the production File Open action and fitting the native software view displayed the segmented mesh. The 16038-node, 3780-element file is distinct from the 20-triangle coarse Premesh retained in Live Mesh by the current candidate (KB-GUI-009). VAL-024 covers opening the generated mesh and VAL-026 covers its native viewer actions. VAL-027 adds generated B/J field controls, with explicit component, density and range recovery. The dedicated field guide retains the open model-overlay scale and VTK-title findings.  The actual current generated mesh displayed in Studio. The image is a native viewport capture; a user-driven snapshot export and field visualization are not claimed. The actual generated strip.msh opened in Studio shows a dense segmented strip mesh, captured through its native software viewport. Check the result A snapshot records the visible canvas. Hidden groups and clipping affect the view, not the mesh passed to the solver. Confirm quantity, units and excitation. Arrow/streamline density changes presentation, not solver accuracy or convergence.  If the problem remains For a missing field array or model context, check the requested output and matching mesh. An invalid manual range retains the last valid view; read the diagnostic.  Inspect one conductor without changing the calculation Open the current generated .msh and use Fit all to establish the view. In Groups, Hide and Show affect all displayed groups. Isolate keeps the chosen group visible; Fade lowers its opacity and changes to Opaque so you can restore it. Ghost changes the group presentation and offers Unghost to reverse it. These actions help expose geometry that would otherwise be obscured. In the checked strip, twelve physical groups were displayed. Isolating M1_Hex left one visible group, Fade set its opacity to approximately 35% and Ghost changed its presentation. Show, Opaque and Unghost restored the view. Surface, surface-and-edge and edge-only toolbar controls also produced distinct states. The saved input files and actual generated mesh bytes remained unchanged.  Actual generated strip and Groups controls. Use Show after hiding or isolating a group to recover the full model. The actual native mesh viewer shows the segmented strip and Groups controls including Show, Hide, Isolate, Fade and Ghost. M1_Hex isolated, faded and ghosted. Opaque and Unghost are the reverse actions. These are presentation changes, not a new extraction. Only M1_Hex remains visible with faded opacity and ghost display; the production controls now offer Opaque and Unghost. Probe, measure and clip with the available identity Use Enable probe, then select a visible position on the mesh. Inspect the returned information rather than assuming the hit identifies an original solver element. The checked software-rendered route returned geometry hits, but source triangle/cell identity was unavailable; the report explicitly said source unavailable. A displayed group or generated triangle is not sufficient to reconstruct a missing source-cell identity. Use Measure and select two visible mesh points. The checked picks produced a positive distance of 11.765 in displayed mesh-coordinate units. Confirm the coordinate scale and source metadata before converting that value to a physical distance. The measurement alone does not establish units or dimensional accuracy. Return to navigation mode when finished. Enable Z+ clipping exposes geometry below a plane; Reset clipping restores the unclipped model. The checked toolbar actions activated and cleared the clip. Clipping changes the view, so restore the intended plane/group state before exporting a snapshot.  Actual clipping state with the mesh Inspector visible. Reset clipping restores the full view; it does not remesh or rerun the solver. The actual clipped mesh appears beside the Inspector, whose safe file summary identifies strip.msh. Export and reopen the intended view Use Export snapshot on the mesh toolbar to write the current canvas and its companion support report. The dedicated snapshot guide explains the normal save route, cancellation and retry after a write failure. Review the report before sharing it: the checked report retained an absolute source path. A separate Studio process restored the recorded group visibility, approximately 35% opacity and main render mode when reopening the saved mesh. Probe and distance selections started fresh. This check used the existing single-tab restart workaround; it does not establish that every viewer control or multi-tab workspace state persists.  Worked field-plot route The dedicated B/J guide now supplies a complete three-file ZIP and records normal generation plus native array/component/density/range controls. It also explains why a retained valid range can differ from invalid typed endpoints and why a selected imaginary vector magnitude is not a complex-amplitude plot. Show model mesh is not accepted for the checked field/model unit mismatch (KB-GUI-010), and the B VTK generic title is misleading (KB-OUTPUT-001). Keep the known generated request and full array identity together. Field-only data/display checks remain distinct from physical field accuracy.  Actual generated B-plane view from the worked field guide. Its tuple count and selected array identify the displayed data; the grey model overlay is disabled. The actual B plane heatmap displays the selected 10.000GHz_p1_imag vector magnitude, 293 finite tuples and generated B units in Studio.","id":"inductex-inspect-mesh-fields","keywords":"mesh viewer vtk field plot clipping probe measure heatmap snapshot","kind":"How to","title":"Inspect mesh groups and field plots without changing solver inputs","product":"InductEx"},"version":"8 beta/preview","id":"inductex-inspect-mesh-fields","related":["/knowledge-base/inductex-missing-current-file","/knowledge-base/inductex-mesh-convergence","/knowledge-base/inductex-mesh-snapshot","/knowledge-base/inductex-staged-run","/knowledge-base/inductex-field-plots","/knowledge-base/inductex-gmsh-import","/knowledge-base/inductex-package-wirebond"],"downloads":[],"publication_status":"published","numerical_output":null,"provenance":{"execution_checks":[{"routes":["gui-native-scenario"],"scope":"Normal licensed Initialise / Reset, Premesh, Mesh and Run solver; command-order guards, source invalidation/reset, actual generated .msh inspection and separate-process single-tab restart/recovery. Predetermined paths were supplied at production dialog boundaries","result":"passed","articles":["inductex-staged-run","inductex-inspect-mesh-fields"],"purpose":"studio-staged-order-invalidation-generated-mesh-restart","version":"Frozen Windows Studio source candidate with normal Core 8.0.1 dispatch, 3 November 2026; final distributed-package acceptance pending","id":"VAL-024","mesh_preview_finding":{"accepted_as_segmented_mesh_preview":false,"premesh_retained_after_mesh":true,"issue":"KB-GUI-009","diagnostic":"IXI_PREMESH_SNAPSHOT_KIND_INVALID","generated_mesh_file_inspection_passed":true},"records":["native-stages","native-stages-restart","independent-stages-review","original-input-hashes"],"limit":"Twenty independent checks cover the stated routes. Live Mesh retains Premesh after Mesh with IXI_PREMESH_SNAPSHOT_KIND_INVALID (KB-GUI-009); segmented Live Mesh is not accepted. Recalculate is disabled. Physical pickers, field plots, group/view manipulation, complete GUI articles, final distributed packages, other platforms, physical accuracy and mesh convergence remain pending. KB-GUI-006 and KB-GUI-008 remain separate.","observed":{"generated_mesh_render_triangles":22536,"generated_msh_nodes":16038,"premesh_render_triangles":20,"recalculate_available":false,"generated_msh_elements":3780,"L1_H_at_gui_precision":3.89648e-12,"accepted_staged_solves":3}},{"routes":["gui-native-scenario"],"scope":"Normal native mesh-document controls for visibility/isolation/opacity/ghosting, three render modes, probe/measure hits, clip/reset, snapshot cancellation and write-error/retry, plus separate-process single-tab viewer persistence","result":"passed","articles":["inductex-inspect-mesh-fields","inductex-mesh-snapshot"],"purpose":"native-mesh-view-controls-snapshot-recovery-and-persistence","version":"Frozen Windows Studio/Core 8.0.1 source candidate, 3 November 2026; production software renderer","id":"VAL-026","records":["native-viewer","native-viewer-restart","independent-viewer-review","current generated mesh/hash and original inputs","actual PNG and private support report"],"limit":"Twenty-one independent checks cover the stated source candidate and software-renderer routes. Paths and cancellation were supplied at production dialog boundaries and picks through the bound viewport event handlers; physical OS input is not qualified. Probe source-cell/triangle identity is unavailable in the checked software path. Distances are mesh coordinates. Field arrays/ranges, Copy/color/group-specific mode edits, final packages and full article acceptance remain pending. The private snapshot report is withheld.","observed":{"isolated_group":"M1_Hex","native_export_size":[518,359],"group_state_restored":true,"faded_opacity":0.349999994039536,"physical_groups":12,"distance_in_mesh_coordinates":11.765,"inspection_state_restored":false,"source_cell_identity_available":false}},{"routes":["cli","gui-native-scenario"],"scope":"Fresh licensed CLI and normal native B-plane/J generation; exact emitted arrays, displayed magnitude/signed component ranges, array switching, arrows/streamlines/density/size, manual-range rejection/recovery, Solid/reapply and actual snapshot export","result":"passed","articles":["inductex-field-plots","inductex-inspect-mesh-fields"],"purpose":"generated-mqs-fields-native-controls-and-recovery","version":"Windows catalog CLI 8.0.1/TTH 1.1.50 and frozen native Studio/Core source candidate, 3 November 2026","id":"VAL-027","records":["normal licensed CLI field pilot","fresh native source run with B and J outputs","independent parsed VTK comparison","field payloads before/after controls","actual PNG/report export","actual browser ZIP download and four independent fresh replay checks"],"limit":"Twenty-eight checks distinguish generated-data/display representation from numerical field accuracy. The B free-text VTK title is misleading (KB-OUTPUT-001), and the adjacent model overlay mixes coordinate scales (KB-GUI-010); overlay alignment is not accepted. Physical pickers, field cancellation/restart, all formats, independent physical field/convergence reference and final-package/full-article acceptance remain pending. EQS is excluded.","observed":{"J_magnitude_range":[279882100,3300867000000],"arrays":["10.000GHz_p1_imag","10.000GHz_p2_imag"],"B_point_count":293,"field_only_width":0.000109999999040156,"B_magnitude_range":[0.0005062921641488311,0.029787774932525508],"representation_allowance":"Four binary32 ULPs for conversion/norm display mapping only, not physical field accuracy.","metadata_issue":"KB-OUTPUT-001","J_point_count":14301,"model_issue":"KB-GUI-010","plane_z_m":0.000002,"with_model_width":110.00000333786,"model_overlay_accepted":false}}],"figure_evidence":[{"evidence_limit":"This image illustrates its stated stage or file only. The retained Premesh after Mesh is KB-GUI-009; no segmented Live Mesh, physical accuracy, full article or final-package acceptance is inferred.","id":"studio-generated-strip-mesh","reference_label":"Frozen Windows Studio source candidate, actual native staged workflow, 3 November 2026"},{"evidence_limit":"Illustrates the stated control or exported canvas only. Software probing lacks source-cell identity; physical input, field workflows, complete article and final-package acceptance remain pending.","id":"studio-mesh-groups","reference_label":"Frozen Windows Studio source candidate, actual native mesh workflow, 3 November 2026"},{"evidence_limit":"Illustrates the stated control or exported canvas only. Software probing lacks source-cell identity; physical input, field workflows, complete article and final-package acceptance remain pending.","id":"studio-mesh-isolate-fade","reference_label":"Frozen Windows Studio source candidate, actual native mesh workflow, 3 November 2026"},{"evidence_limit":"Illustrates the stated control or exported canvas only. Software probing lacks source-cell identity; physical input, field workflows, complete article and final-package acceptance remain pending.","id":"studio-mesh-clipping","reference_label":"Frozen Windows Studio source candidate, actual native mesh workflow, 3 November 2026"},{"evidence_limit":"Illustrates the selected emitted array and stated display only. No model-overlay alignment, complex-amplitude interpretation, physical field accuracy or complete release acceptance is inferred. KB-GUI-010 and KB-OUTPUT-001 remain open.","id":"studio-field-b-heatmap","reference_label":"Frozen Windows Studio source candidate, actual generated MQS fields, 3 November 2026"}],"review_notes":["VAL-024 and VAL-026 cover their stated native routes. Twenty-one viewer checks include unchanged mesh/input bytes, export recovery and separate-process saved group state. Twenty-one independent checks cover the stated source candidate and software-renderer routes. Paths and cancellation were supplied at production dialog boundaries and picks through the bound viewport event handlers; physical OS input is not qualified. Probe source-cell/triangle identity is unavailable in the checked software path. Distances are mesh coordinates. Field arrays/ranges, Copy/color/group-specific mode edits, final packages and full article acceptance remain pending. The private snapshot report is withheld.","VAL-027 adds twenty-eight generation and field-display checks. Twenty-eight checks distinguish generated-data/display representation from numerical field accuracy. The B free-text VTK title is misleading (KB-OUTPUT-001), and the adjacent model overlay mixes coordinate scales (KB-GUI-010); overlay alignment is not accepted. Physical pickers, field cancellation/restart, all formats, independent physical field/convergence reference and final-package/full-article acceptance remain pending. EQS is excluded."],"scope":"Recorded inputs/builds only. Complete walkthrough and final-package acceptance remain separate.","verification_requirements":{"gui_method":"product-native scenario or recorded operator walkthrough; screenshots required for GUI guidance","status":"review-incomplete","illustrations":"required","required":["technical-review","release-applicability","gui-workflow","illustrations"],"legacy_walkthrough_field":"pending retained; not evidence of a complete scenario"},"sources":[{"id":"inductex:docs/manual/studio_results.tex","section":"The mesh viewer; Probe, measure and clip; Field plots"},{"id":"validation:studio-stages-native-windows-20261103","section":"VAL-024 limited generated-MSH open, Fit all and software-view inspection; field and other viewer interactions unexercised"},{"id":"validation:studio-viewer-native-windows-20261103","section":"VAL-026; real group/render/probe/measure/clip controls, snapshot recovery and separate-process viewer state; remaining field branches unexercised"},{"id":"validation:inductex-fields-windows-20261103","section":"VAL-027 field controls and generation; model overlay and metadata findings remain open"}]},"title":"Inspect mesh groups and field plots without changing solver inputs","type":"How to","markdown_url":"/_functions/kbResource?path=markdown%2Finductex-inspect-mesh-fields.md","summary":"Open generated mesh or VTK field output in Studio. Group visibility, clipping and display controls help inspect the model; they do not refine the numerical calculation.","product":"InductEx"}