The Mesh Repair panel provides a collection of tools for automatically or manually repairing mesh defects identified using the Mesh Diagnostics displays in the Mesh tab.
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Align Nodes tool
Use the Align Nodes command to reposition nodes to lie on a straight line. You must first select the two nodes that define the straight line (alignment edge), and then select the nodes to move.
Merge Nodes tool
Use the Merge Nodes command to merge one or more nodes to a single node. The Merge command acts only on the nodes that you specify, whereas the Global Merge command searches the entire mesh and merges all nodes within the specified distance from each other.
Insert Nodes tool
The Insert Nodes command is used to split an existing triangle or tetrahedral element into smaller elements by inserting a new node either midway along an edge of a triangle, or in the center of a triangle or tetrahedron.
Move Nodes tool
Use the Move Nodes command to either move one or more nodes to an absolute location, or, move one or more nodes by a relative offset.
Purge Nodes tool
Use the Purge Nodes command to remove all nodes that are not connected to elements.
Match Nodes tool
Use the Match Nodes command to project nodes from one surface of a Dual Domain mesh into the selected triangles on the other surface of the Dual Domain mesh to re-establish a good mesh match after manually fixing the mesh.
Global Merge tool
Use the Global Merge command to search the entire mesh to find and merge all nodes that are within a specified distance from each other. This distance is the merge tolerance. The Global Merge command acts on the entire mesh, whereas the Merge command acts only on the nodes you specify.
Smooth Nodes tool
Use the Smooth Nodes command to create element edge lengths of a similar size for a more uniform mesh.