Removing Holes

This task shows you how to ignore holes in the geometry which you consider as unnecessary holes.

Open the Sample03.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory.

• Enter the Advanced Surface Mesher workshop.
  For more details, refer to Entering the Advanced Surface Mesher Workshop.

1. Click Boundary Simplifications in the Local Specifications toolbar.

   The Boundary Simplifications dialog box appears: Holes: Browse:  browse the remaining holes  Auto Focus:  zoom in activated holes. Cracks: refer to Removing Cracks. Faces: refer to Removing Faces.
   	The last selected tab in which you performed a modification and a validation using the OK button is saved in settings. That means that this tab will be displayed next time you will launch the Boundary Simplifications command.

2. Select a green-highlighted hole.

   It is turned blue and will then be ignored by the mesher.

3. Select a blue-highlighted hole.

   It is reactivated and will be taken into account by the mesher. The Boundary Simplifications dialog box is updated in accordance with the holes you selected or de-selected:

4. Click OK.

5. Click Mesh The Part in the Execution toolbar.

   The meshed part now appears with ignored and non-ignored holes.

6. Click OK in the Mesh The Part dialog box.