This task shows you how to specify holes in the geometry you want to be ignored by the meshing process.
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Open the Sample03.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory.
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Enter the Surface Mesher workshop.
For more details, refer to Entering the Surface Mesher Workshop.
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Click Boundary Simplifications
in the Local Specifications toolbar.The Hole Suppression dialog box appears:
- Support: lets you select the holes you want to
ignore or to be taken into account in the meshing process.
Multi-selection of holes is available.
- Mode: lets you specify if you want to ignore or to
take into account the selected holes.
- Activate: lets you take into account the selected holes.
- Inactivate: lets you ignore the selected holes.
- Browse Holes:
- Auto Focus: lets you zoom in activated holes.
- Current Hole: gives you the number of detected holes (holes that are in active mode) and lets you visualize a particular hole either by entering a number or by clicking buttons.
- Diameter: gives you information about the diameter of the hole you focus on.
- Auto Focus: lets you zoom in activated holes.
- Support: lets you select the holes you want to
ignore or to be taken into account in the meshing process.
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Select a green-highlighted hole as shown below:
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Select Inactivate as Mode option in the Hole Suppression dialog box.
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Click OK.
The hole is blue-highlighted and will then be ignored by the mesher.
A Suppress Hole.1 object belonging to Geometry Specifications.1 appears in the specification tree under the Surface Mesh.1 mesh part.
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Click Boundary Simplifications
in the Local Specifications toolbar.The Hole Suppression dialog box appears.
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Select a blue-highlighted hole as shown below:
Note that: in this example, you have to select the both side of the hole.
The Hole Suppression dialog box is updated:
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Select Activate as Mode option in the Hole Suppression dialog box.
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Click OK.
The hole is green-highlighted and will be taken into account by the mesher.
A Suppress Hole.2 object belonging to Geometry Specifications.1 appears in the specification tree under the Surface Mesh.1 mesh part.
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Click Mesh The Part
.The meshed part now appears with ignored and non-ignored holes.
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Click OK in the Mesh The Part dialog box.
