Build – Modify – Points

Rebuilding the Selected Points by Deleting Small Polygons

This command is used to rebuild the points selected in the currently displayed element by deleting small poly- gons.

Memo

The elements selected before execution of this command will be divided to triangular polygons.

Operating Procedure

1 From the element list, select one desired element.

2 Select the desired points.

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3 From the [Build] menu, select [Modify] and then click [Points].

The [Build-Modify-Points] 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.

4 Set the parameters.

5 Click the [Apply] button.

Polygons smaller than the specified size will be deleted from the selected points.

The polygons comprising the selected element will be triangulated.

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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6 Click the [OK] button.

This will confirm execution of data reduction

and close the dialog box.

 

 

Parameters for [Build-Modify-Points] Dialog Box

 

 

Minimum edge length

Used to set the minimum edge length of polygons to be deleted.

 

 

Minimum face area

Used to set the minimum face area of polygons to be deleted

 

 

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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