Areas of poor mesh quality in imported meshes often contains intersecting mesh
elements. These intersecting mesh elements need to be either repaired or removed before
running a simulation to obtain an accurate result.
An intersecting mesh element can overlap (entirely or partially) or intersect,
while not connected at the point of intersection.
Select the model or geometry part either in the model tree
or 3D view.
On the Mesh tab, in the
Find group, click the Intersecting triangles icon.
Figure 1. The Find intersecting mesh elements
dialog.
Specify the parts to be searched for intersecting mesh elements.
To search the full model, under Search, click
Entire model.
To search only the selected part of the model, under
Search, click
Selection.
Click Find to search for intersecting mesh elements and
to close the dialog.
The result of the search is displayed in the message window. Any parts containing intersecting mesh elements are
selected in the details tree and in the 3D view.
A hyperlink to the part containing the intersecting mesh elements is also given in the
message window.
Intersecting triangles icon.
