Closeness diagnostic
The speed of the Closeness diagnostic has speed up by up to 20 times compared to the 2015 release.
Aspect ratio diagnostics
The threshold for Aspect Ratio diagnostics has been changed from 6 to 20.
Free edge diagnostics
Improvements have been made to the mesh diagnostics tool so that 3D surface elements are properly handled.
Navigator for Diagnostics
When using the diagnostic navigator for Free Edge, Overlaps/Intersections, Aspect Ratio and Closeness diagnostics, a semi-translucent view of the part is presented. This enables a better understanding of the location of the faulty elements.
Remesh Area — Preview nodes
When remeshing an area of a Dual Domain part, the effect of the changes made can now be previewed before the changes are applied to the mesh.
Global merge
Global Merge now only applies to visible entities by default.
Select mesh elements on the same plane
Previously, selecting a plane required a combination of a banded selection and individual element selections. This was a time consuming task that required careful element selection around features.