I have this surface but no matter what settings I choose the display does not become more accurate.
These are my current settings.
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I think something is wrong because when I confirm the settings I can sense the PC is not remeshing anything.
I think you might need to crank those settings up significantly, to get rid of those artefacts.
I would set minimum edge length to zero (so it doesn’t have any effect).
Then I would try to increase the initial grid quads to at least 200-300 or more.
Use preview to see the effect this has.
Finally you can reduce edge to surface to effect mesh resolution in curved areas. Here I would start with 0.005 (in case your units are mm) and see from there where this is getting you.
Does preview not give you a wireframe view of the mesh?
I find these settings give good results in the bends.
For increased resolution in the curvy parts change maximum edge length to a smaller value. I find that simple planes gives very ugly meshes, so I have that typically turned off.
Thanks guys, these work!
I always used maximum edge length to define mesh density but it seems to have no effect on surfaces.
Anyways, got it more accurate with some of the settings you suggested. 
