Konica Minolta Build – Subsample – Uniformly – Element

Build – Subsample – Uniformly – Element

Reducing the Number of Points of the Selected Element Uniformly

This command is used to reduce the data of the points of the selected element so that surface points density becomes uniform.

Operating Procedure

	1	From the element list, select one desired
		element.
	2	From the [Build] menu, select [Subsam-
Chapter 2		ple] –[Uniformly] and then click [Element].
		The [Build-Subsample-Uniformly-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.
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		Set the parameters.
	4	Click the [Apply] button.
		The data of the points comprising the selected		• If you change the parameter settings and click
		element will be reduced according to the		the [Apply] button again, the data comprising
		parameter settings so that the surface points		the element will be reduced according to the new
		density becomes uniform.		parameter settings.
			Memo
		In some cases, the number of vertices present after data
		reduction may not match the specified number.
	5	Click the [OK] button.
		This will confirm execution of data reduction

and close the dialog box.

	Parameters for [Build-Subsample-Uniformly-Element] Dialog Box
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	Number of points	Reduces the current number of points to the specified number. When the [Apply] button is clicked,
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900		the current number of vertices will be displayed. (The default for the “Number of points” param-
700		eter is set so that the number of selected points will be reduced by 50%.).
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	Fix boundary	Among the points comprising the selected element, the points present on the boundary of the hole
		will be excluded from data reduction.

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