Open a project

In this task, you will create a project and import a model with a prepared mesh.

Download the files for this tutorial from Autodesk Knowledge Network - Mesh editing tutorial.

1. From the Application menu, click (Close > Project) to close any project you may have open.

2. Click (Start & Learn tab > Launch panel > Import).

3. Navigate to the where you stored the tutorial files.

4. In the Files of Type drop-down list, select Study Files *.sdy .

5. Click on the file tutorial_3_task_1.sdy and click Open.

   The Import-Create Project dialog appears.

6. Enter Tutorial 3 for the Project name in the Import dialog and click OK.

7. You will see from the Study Tasks pane that the model in this task is represented by a Dual Domain mesh.

8. Select (View tab > Navigate panel > Orbit) and rotate the model to examine its geometry and features.

9. If necessary, resize the model using the (View tab > Navigate panel > Zoom) tool.

In the next task, you will check the quality of the mesh by creating the Mesh Statistics report.

Click the Next topic link below to move on to the next task of the tutorial.

Parent topic: Edit the mesh

Next topic: Interpret mesh statistics