Geometry Panels

Nodes

nodes

Creates nodes by specifying the x, y, z coordinates, picking on existing geometry, on line, or between nodes.

distance

Finds the distance or angle between nodes.

node edit

Associates, moves, or places nodes on a surface.

temp nodes

Adds or removes temporary nodes.

preserve node

Create, remove, and view preserved nodes.

Points

points panel

Creates zero-dimensional geometric entities, either from user-specified coordinates or based upon existing higher-order geometry.

Lines

length

Determines the length of a group of selected lines.

line edit

Combines lines, splits lines at a point, at a joint, at a line, or at a plane, and smoothes lines.

lines

Creates lines by picking nodes.

Surfaces

autocleanup

Performs automatic geometry cleanup and prepares it for meshing based on the parameters set in the panel.

cones

Creates a surface or mesh for cones or cylinders.

defeature

Removes surface features.

drag	Creates a surface or mesh by dragging nodes, lines, or elements.

dimensioning

Modify specific dimensions of surfaces, possibly altering their shapes.

line drag

Creates a surface or mesh by dragging nodes, lines, or elements along a line.

midsurface

Allows you to extract the midsurface representation of a solid part.

planes

Creates a planar surface or mesh bounded by planar lines.

ribs	Creates and modifies simple ribs between two surfaces.

ruled

Creates a surface or mesh from nodes or lines which are unconnected.

skin	Creates a surface or mesh skin across a set of lines.

spheres

Creates a spherical surface or mesh.

spin	Creates a surface or mesh by rotating nodes, lines, or elements about a vector.

spline

Creates a surface or mesh with lines.

surface edit

Trims surfaces with lines or surfaces, untrims surfaces, and creates surfaces that fill gaps in the model.

surfaces

Creates surfaces using a variety of techniques.

torus

Creates a toroidal surface or mesh.

Solids

dimensioning

Modify specific dimensions of solids, possibly altering their shapes.

ribs	Creates and modifies simple ribs between two surfaces.

solid edit

Trims/splits, merges, and performs Boolean operations on solids.

solids

Creates solid entities using various methods.