Select the Collapsed faces option from the Category list to highlight triangular faces that are shared by two tetrahedral elements, but where the opposite nodes of the elements are on the wrong side of the triangular face.
This type of mesh defect can arise when nodes have been manually moved or merged.
For more information see Collapsed surface
Dialog elements
When the Collapsed faces text is selected from the Category section of the dialog, the following options appear
- Issues
- The number of collapsed surfaces. These elements will be highlighted within the part.
- Collapsed Faces
- The number of collapsed faces within the model.
- Isolate in layer
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Click the
Isolate in Layer button and the defective tetra will be placed onto a diagnostic layer. This enables an easier location and repair of the mesh.
Tip: Use this option if you want to view how the mesh has been altered, as only defective elements are shown on the model pane and, once repaired, will disappear from the view.
- Repair
- The Repair button will attempt to rectify all the defects found, update the Issues value, and refresh the model pane view after removing any repaired elements.
- Repair Checked
- Selected categories will be repaired where possible.
Note: Inverted Tetra cannot be repaired automatically
- Settings
- Opens the Settings for 3D Mesh Repair dialog. From within this dialog the scanned defect limits can be adjusted.
- Close
- Closes the dialog without making any further repairs.