Autocleanup

Performs automatic geometry cleanup and prepares it for meshing based on the parameters set in the BatchMesher criteria file, which can be edited from this panel.

Comparison Tool

Perform a model-based CAD-CAD, CAD-FE or FE-FE comparison between two models, or two selections of entities. You can also use this tool to find and report on geometrical/shape differences.  

Create Single Component

Opens a dialog to create a single component.

Create CFD Components

Functionality to define the standard CFD collectors. In the dialog, the commonly used collectors names, such as inflow, are pre-selected. Components can be added or removed from the list and a multiplier for each component can be defined. By clicking Create the selected components are created and appear in the Model browser.

Defeature

Find and delete pinholes, fillets on surfaces and surface edges and duplicate surfaces.

Delete panel

Delete data from a model database, preview and delete empty collectors and preview and delete unused property collectors, material collectors, or curves.

Distance

Determine the distance between two nodes/points or the angle between three nodes/points, or to change distances or angles.

Drag

Create a surface and/or mesh by dragging a series of nodes or lines, or to create elements by dragging selected elements.

Edge Edit

Modify surface edges.

Geom Match Topology

Fix gaps between stitched edges and vertices to make the actual geometry of the surfaces consistent with the model topology.

Length

Determine the length of a selected group of lines.

Line Drag

Create a two or three dimensional surface and/or mesh or elements by dragging nodes, lines, or elements along another line.

Line Edit

Split, join, or extend lines.

Lines

Create lines using a wide variety of methods.

Mass Calc

Obtain the mass, area and/or volume of a selected group of elements, solids, or surfaces.

Metadata to CAE

Take metadata generated as part of the CAD import process and use it to setup CAE models.

Midsurface

Extract the midsurface representation of a solid part.

Nodes

Create nodes using a wide variety of methods.

Node Edit

Associate nodes to a point, line, or surface/solid face; move nodes along a surface; place a node at a point on a surface; remap a list of nodes to a line; or project nodes to an imaginary line passing through two nodes.

Normals

Display the normal of an element or surface, adjust the orientation of element normals and reverse the normal of an element or surface.

Numbers

Display the IDs of an entity.

Organize

Reorganize your database by copying or moving data (entities) among collectors or includes.

Point Edit

Perform many point-specific geometry cleanup tasks.

Points

Create free points using a wide variety of methods.

Project

Project data entities to a plane, vector, surface, or line.

Quick Edit

Many tools for rapid editing of model geometry.

Reflect

Reflect portions of a model about a plane, changing the selected portion into a mirror image of itself.

Renumber

Renumber entities.

Rotate

Rotate entities around an axis in space.

Scale

Increase or decrease an entity’s dimensions.

Solid Edit

Modify solid entities, including trimming and/or splitting solids and merging solids into a single entity.

Solids

Create solid geometry using a wide variety of methods.

Spin

Create a surface and/or mesh or elements by spinning a series of nodes, a line or lines, or a group of elements about a vector to create a circular structure.

Surface Edit

Allows you to perform a variety of surface editing, trimming and creation functions.

Surfaces

Create surfaces using a wide variety of methods.

Systems

Create rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems.

Translate

Move entities in a single specified direction.

Vectors

Create a vector entity.