Build – Smooth – Element

Smoothing the Selected Element

This command is used to make the selected element smooth as well as to regularize surface points density.

Operating Procedure

 

1

From the element list, select one desired

 

 

element.

 

2

From the [Build] menu, select [Smooth]

 

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and then click [Element].

 

 

The [Build-Smooth-Element] dialog box will

 

 

appear.

 

 

• The selected element will be ready to be dis-

 

 

played in all windows. It will be displayed if

 

 

it is not displayed in the active window or the

 

 

windows for which all the elements are set to be

 

 

displayed.

Build

 

 

 

Menu

3

 

 

Set the parameters.

 

4

Click the [Apply] button.

The selected element will be smoothed according to the parameter settings and then displayed.

•If you change the parameter settings and click the [Apply] button again, the element will be smoothed according to the new parameter set- tings.

5 Click the [OK] button.

This will confirm execution of smoothing and close the dialog box.

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Parameters for [Build-Smooth-Element] Dialog Box

Weight

Used to set level of regularization of surface points density.

 

 

Repetition

Used to set level of smoothness.

 

 

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