Import Diagnostics PropertyManager
Import Diagnostics repairs imported models.
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Messages in the PropertyManager inform you of the model status and the results of actions.
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Select a face or gap in the lists to see the fault highlighted in the graphics area.
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Tooltips explain the fault (Self-intersecting face, for example).
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You can add faces to the list of faces so that Attempt to Heal All will simplify them.
To repair a model:
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Click Attempt to Heal All.
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If faults remain, repair faulty faces first. Right-click a face in the list and select from the menu.
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Repair gaps last. Right-click a gap in the list and select from the menu.
Analyze Problem
Faulty faces
[
n
] The number of faulty faces is reported. As faces are repaired, the icon is replaced by 
, or they are removed from the list and the number decrements. Select a face in the graphics area to add it to the list. Although the face is not faulty, the diagnostic procedure might simplify its geometry.
Face<n>. The faulty faces are numbered sequentially.
When you right-click a face, you can select:
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Repair Face.
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Delete Face. If a face has too many faults to repair, you can delete the face and insert a new face in the gap.
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Re-check Face. Diagnose this face only and display the results.
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What's Wrong? Display the tooltip in a dialog box.
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Zoom to Selection.
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Invert Zoom to Selection. Zoom to the opposite side of the faulty face.
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Color. Edit the color of a selected face in a dialog box.
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Remove Face from List.
Gaps between faces
[n] The number of gaps is reported. As gaps are repaired, they are removed from the list and the number decrements.
Gap<n>[n]. The gaps are numbered sequentially and the number of sides is reported.
When you right-click a gap, you can select:
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Heal Gap. Attempts to adjust the faces around the gap or else knits a new face into the gap.
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Remove Gap. Removes every face adjacent to the gap.
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Zoom to Selection.
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Invert Zoom to Selection. Zooms to the opposite side of the gap.
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Gap Closer. A tool with handles for manually repairing gaps. Gaps can include extraneous tabs.
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To use the Gap Closer:
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Right-click a gap in the list and select Gap Closer.
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In the graphics area, drag the gap edge handle
 with the pointer  to the side of another edge (not the handle).
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When the original edge turns green, right-click in the graphics area or the PropertyManager and select Finish Gap Closer.
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