This task shows how to apply an offset to a 2D mesh (surface element).
Open the sample05.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory.
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Update the mesh part.
To do this, right-click Advanced Surface Mesh.1 and select Update Mesh.
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Click Mesh Offset
in the Mesh Operators toolbar.The Mesh Offset dialog box appears.
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Offset: lets you define which offset you want to apply relatively to a given normal.
This value can be either positive or negative.
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Select the mesh.
If you click on arrow, the offset value becomes negative.
You can also enter a negative value and so the offset visualization is automatically updated. -
Enter the Offset value.
In this example, enter 5mm.
The mesh is now offset relatively to its previous position:
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Click OK.
A Mesh Operators.1 set is created in the specification tree under the parent mesh part.
This set contains an Offset mesh object:
The Offset Mesh object is associative. If the finite element model is modified, this feature is also modified.
If you edit the parent mesh part (by double-clicking the mesh part in the specification tree), the mesh cannot be restored because it has been modified by the mesh operator transformation.
