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Delete |
Deletes the selected triangle
elements. Select one of the following:
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Visible Elements
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Selects only the visible elements in the
selection window.
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Through Elements
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Selects visible and hidden elements in
the selection window.
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Use the Fill Hole
tool to reconstruct deleted triangles.
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Flip Normal Vector
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Reverses the normal vectors of the
selected triangles. Use this tool to align the triangles normal
vectors. |
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Fill Hole
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Available when there are holes in
the mesh. Reconstructs missing triangle elements from existing mesh
nodes. Select one of following:
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Fill Hole
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Fills a hole detected in the mesh with
triangle elements. Click the boundary of the hole
highlighted in red to fill it with new triangle
elements.
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Fill Partial
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Fills a partial hole whose boundaries
you define by selecting three nodes for: 1st
Point, 2nd Point,
and 3rd Point(Include
Boundary).
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Fill One Triangle
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Creates one element at a time by
connecting existing mesh nodes. Select from the surface
mesh in the graphics area first node (1st
Point), second node (2nd
Point), and third node (3rd
Point Include Boundary) of the new
triangle element. You can continue adding more elements
by selecting more nodes.
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Refine Triangles
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Refines the size of the triangle
elements and fills in the hole with more elements.
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Point Size
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Controls the size of the mesh node
symbol in the graphics area.
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You are notified when there are no holes
in the mesh.
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| Auto Fill Holes
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Available when there are holes in
the mesh. The software fills all holes that are detected in the mesh
automatically. Detected holes are highlighted in red in the graphics
area. |
| Subdivide
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Refines the mesh by dividing the selected elements into
smaller elements.
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Visible Elements
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Selects only the visible elements in the
selection window.
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Through Elements
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Selects visible and invisible elements
in the selection window.
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Sub-division factor (density)
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Select a number between 2 and 10 to
subdivide the selected elements.
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Apply
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Divides the selected elements into
smaller elements.
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A subdivision factor of 2 is applied to
the element highlighted in the image. The selected element is
divided to four smaller elements. Notice that adjacent elements,
even though are not selected, are also divided to maintain the
node connectivity.
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