Perform Manual Refinement
Use the Refine: Manual tool to refine elements manually.
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From the 2D ribbon, click the tool.
Figure 1. 
- Optional:
On the guide bar, click
to define refinement
options.
- Choose FE Edges, Elements, or Nodes using the Refine selector on the guide bar.
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Select entities.
A preview of the split pattern displays when hovering the mouse over the entity and after selecting the entities. The split pattern depends on the edge count and the split pattern that applies to the given selection.
If Adjacent element layers are specified, adjacent entities are automatically selected and previewed.
As additional entities are selected, the preview of selected entities updates accordingly.
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Click
on the guide bar or microdialog to finalize the split.