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Processing may take time if the element is composed of many points.

Build – Subsample – Uniformly – Points

Reducing the Selected Points Uniformly

This command is used to reduce the points selected in the currently displayed element so that surface points density becomes uniform.

Operating Procedure

1

From the element list, select one desired

 

element.

2 Select the desired points.

3 From the [Build] menu, select [Subsam- ple] –[Uniformly] and then click [Points].

The [Build-Subsample-Uniformly-Points] dialog box will appear.

•The selected element will be ready to be displayed 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.

4 Set the parameters.

5 Click the [Apply] button.

The data of the selected points will be reduced according to the parameter settings so that the surface points density becomes uniform.

Memo

•If you change the parameter settings and click the [Apply] button again, the data comprising the points will be reduced according to the new parameter settings.

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In some cases, the number of vertices present after data reduction may not match the specified number.

6 Click the [OK] button.

 

This will confirm execution of data reduction

 

and close the dialog box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameters for [Build-Subsample-Uniformly-Points] Dialog Box

 

 

9i

 

 

 

 

 

Number of points

Reduces the current number of points to the specified number. When the [Apply] button is clicked,

 

 

910

 

the current number of vertices will be displayed. (The default for the “Number of points” param-

 

900

 

eter is set so that the number of selected points will be reduced by 50%.)

 

700

 

 

 

 

 

300

Fix boundary

Among the selected points, the points present on the boundary of the hole will be excluded from

 

 

 

 

data reduction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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