Erase and fill regions on a mesh body

Use the Erase And Fill command to fill holes and repair regions on a mesh body in Fusion. You must be in Direct Modeling mode to use Erase And Fill.

1. In the Design workspace, on the Mesh tab, select Modify > Direct Edit .

2. In the canvas, select a mesh body.

3. In the dialog, click OK to enter the Direct Mesh Editing contextual environment.

4. On the Direct Mesh Editing tab, select Modify > Erase And Fill .

   The Erase And Fill dialog displays.

5. In the Mesh Selection Palette dialog, adjust the selection settings.

6. In the canvas, select the faces to erase and fill.

7. In the dialog, select a Type:

   • Uniform: Fills the region with regular-shaped faces.
     • Specify the Density to control the number of faces created.
   • Minimal: Fills the region with the minimum number of faces, typically resulting in long, thin faces.

8. Click OK.

The modified mesh body displays in the canvas.

Tips

• Double-click any face along the boundary of a hole you want to fill, and all the faces along the boundary are automatically selected.
• Use the Uniform type to achieve the smoothest and most usable result.
• Use the Minimal type to reduce the number of faces on the mesh body, but note the long, thin triangular faces may be more difficult to work with downstream.