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Regions store information used to facilitate and automate modeling practices and processes. It enables a selection which can be common across design changes or other models, provided region data is the same. Regions currently support two configurations of input: By ID and By Metadata. Both inputs are supported for geometry only, and can be used for selection purposes.

For example, when using mesh controls, it is possible to mesh a surface which has been tagged with metadata (or ID). If the design changes and a new version is authored, then you can quickly reapply the same mesh controls as long as the metadata (or ID) is still applied to the new CAD version. Regions enables an automated re-meshing process that is consistently repeatable.

Create regions in the Mesh Controls tab by right-clicking on the Region folder and selecting Create from the context menu.

hmtoggle_plus1greyCreate Basic Regions in the Entity Editor

In the Mesh Controls tab, right-click on the Region folder and select Create > Basic from the context menu. In the Entity Editor, select region parameters accordingly.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyCreate regions from feature selection

Create regions by selecting entities based on their feature type using the Regions from Feature Selection tool. Regions will be created with the given region name, and will reference the specific entities found by the tool based on the defined feature type.

1.In the Mesh Controls tab, right-click on the Region folder and select Create > From Feature Selection from the context menu.
2.In the Regions from Feature Selection dialog, enter a region name.
3.Select a feature type.
•Circles. Selects surface edges that represent closed circles within a min and max radius range, optionally limited to only internal edges. The edges are found from either the selected surface edges, or from all of the edges of the selected surfaces.
•Cylinders. Selects surfaces that represent cylinders within a min and max radius range. Cylinders may be both closed and partial, or can be optionally limited to only closed.
•Fillets. Selects surfaces that represent fillets within a min and max radius range.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyCreate regions from points, line, and surfaces with metadata
1.In the Mesh Controls tab, right-click on the Region folder and select Create > From Metadata to CAE from the context menu. The Metadata to CAE dialog opens.
2.Set Create to Regions.
3.Set From to Points, Lines or Surfaces.
4.In the Metadata field, select a specific metadata name. A list of entities is generated.
5.In the table, select entities from which to create regions.
6.Click Apply.