Removing Cracks

This task shows you how to ignore cracks in the geometry.

Open the Sample31.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: refer to Removing Holes. Cracks: Browse:  browse the remaining cracks  Auto Focus:  zoom in given 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 functionality.

2. Select the Cracks tab.

3. Select the cracks to be removed.

   The Boundary Simplifications dialog box is updated accordingly:

4. Click OK.

   You can now launch the mesh operation. To do this:

5. Click Mesh the Part in the Execution toolbar.

   The Mesh The Part dialog box appears. The boundary simplifications are taken into account.

If needed, you can now apply manual simplifications.
To do this, click Edit Simplification in the Edition Tools toolbar.