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Merging Nodes

Merging Nodes

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Merging Nodes

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•From the Menu Bar, select Mesh Editing > Node > Modify.

or

•If the Mesh Editing panel is already open, select Node > Modify from the pull-down menu in the panel.

 

To merge nodes one-by-one:

1.Select the Merge single radio button.
2.Click selectGeneral-24.
3.In the graphic window, click the first node, and then click the second node.

The first node will move and will merge with the second one. The second node does not move.

4.Click Save to merge the nodes; or

To cancel node merging, click Cancel.

5.Click Close to close the menu.

 

To merge multiple nodes:

1.Select the Merge multi radio button.
2.Click the Set 1 radio button to activate it.
3.Select the nodes for the first set:

Button

Behavior

selectGeneral-24

pick nodes in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar.

selectByBoxAdd-24

add nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).

selectByBoxRemove-24

remove nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).

selectPartGeneral-24

pick parts in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar.

selectPartByBoxAdd-24

add parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).

selectPartByBoxRemove-24

remove parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).

treeAddEntity-24

add the parts selected in the tree.

treeRemoveEntity-24

remove the parts selected in the tree.
4.Click the Set 2 radio button to activate it.
5.Select the nodes for the second set (same procedure as selecting nodes for the first set).
6.In the gap search to merge field, enter the tolerance to search the possible nodes to merge.
7.Click reviewGeneral-24 or press the Enter key to display the possible nodes to merge.

The nodes of the first set will move and will be merged with the nodes of the second set. The nodes of the second set do not move.

8.Click Save to merge the nodes; or

Click Cancel to cancel node merging.

9.Click Close to close the menu.