# mesh-generation

Works out cell spacing from physics scales and checks cell quality before you run the solver. Handy when convergence stalls or you need a point count across an interface.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 83
- Author: HeshamFS
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/core-numerical/mesh-generation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mesh-generation

## What it does

This skill covers two jobs: picking a mesh resolution and judging how good the resulting cells are. Feed it a physical scale — interface width, boundary-layer thickness, wavelength, diffusion length — and it turns that into a spacing `dx`. From there it reports cell counts per dimension for 1D, 2D and 3D domains.

Two scripts do the work. `scripts/grid_sizing.py` returns `dx` plus per-dimension counts; `scripts/mesh_quality.py` returns aspect ratio, size anisotropy and quality flags. Both print JSON split into `inputs` and `results`. Validation failures go to stderr and the process exits with code `2`. Python 3.10+ is required, and nothing outside the standard library is pulled in.

One catch worth knowing. `mesh_quality.py` derives everything from axis-aligned spacings `dx/dy/dz`, and those describe orthogonal cells whose interior angles are all 90°. So `skewness` comes back as `0.0` every time and `high_skewness` never fires. Elongation shows up through `aspect_ratio` and `size_anisotropy` instead. Real skewness has to come from actual cell-corner geometry, which means unstructured meshes need a separate check.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills --skill mesh-generation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/mesh-generation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/mesh-generation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills --skill mesh-generation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/mesh-generation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills --skill mesh-generation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/mesh-generation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills mesh-generation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/mesh-generation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills --skill mesh-generation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills --path skills/core-numerical/mesh-generation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/mesh-generation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills --skill mesh-generation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/HeshamFS/materials-simulation-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/core-numerical/mesh-generation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- size a mesh from interface width or boundary-layer thickness
- trace poor solver convergence back to cell quality
- pick between structured, unstructured and AMR approaches
- estimate cell counts per dimension for 1D, 2D or 3D domains
- set up a mesh convergence study

## Example prompts
- Compute grid sizing for a 1 mm domain at 200 points
- Check mesh quality for a cell with `dx 1.0`, `dy 0.5`, `dz 0.5`
- How many points do I need across a 10 μm interface?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: mesh-generation
description: >
  Plan and evaluate mesh generation for numerical simulations — estimate grid
  resolution from physics scales (interface width, boundary layers, wavelengths),
  check aspect ratios and skewness against quality thresholds, choose between
  structured, unstructured, and adaptive mesh refinement strategies, and compute
  grid sizing for 1D/2D/3D domains. Use when setting up a new mesh, diagnosing
  poor solver convergence caused by mesh quality, deciding how many points to
  place across a phase-field interface or boundary layer, or preparing a mesh
  convergence study, even if the user only asks "what resolution do I need"
  or "why is my solver failing."
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Grep, Glob
metadata:
  last_deterministic_eval: "2026-10-20"
  agent_evaluation_status: "not_revalidated"
  author: HeshamFS
  version: "1.2.2"
  standards:
    - "ANSYS Fluent/ICEM equiangle skewness metric (max(|90-theta|)/90 for quads/hexes; (theta_max-60)/120 for triangles)"
    - "Knupp (2001), Algebraic mesh quality metrics (aspect ratio, Jacobian ratio, warpage)"
    - "Shewchuk (2002), What Is a Good Linear Finite Element? (triangle radius-ratio and minimum-angle quality, Delaunay)"
    - "Jasak (1996) / OpenFOAM finite-volume non-orthogonality correction"
    - "Roache (1998), Verification and Validation in Computational Science (grid/mesh convergence study)"
  security_tier: medium
  security_reviewed: true
  tested_with:
    - claude-code
  last_evaluated: "2026-06-24"
  eval_cases: 4
  last_reviewed: "2026-06-23"
---

# Mesh Generation

## Goal

Provide a consistent workflow for selecting mesh resolution and checking mesh quality for PDE simulations.

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+
- No external dependencies (uses stdlib)

## Inputs to Gather

| Input | Description | Example |
|-------|-------------|---------|
| Domain size | Physical dimensions | `1.0 × 1.0 m` |
| Feature size | Smallest feature to resolve | `0.01 m` |
| Points per feature | Resolution requirement | `10 points` |
| Aspect ratio limit | Maximum dx/dy ratio | `5:1` |
| Quality threshold | Skewness limit | `< 0.8` |

## Decision Guidance

### Resolution Selection

```
What is the smallest feature size?
├── Interface width → dx ≤ width / 5
├── Boundary layer → dx ≤ layer_thickness / 10
├── Wave length → dx ≤ lambda / 20
````
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