Add Meshing Region > Regular Polygon form (Mat Foundation)

Used to create regular shaped convex polygonal regions, which can be used to represent slab edges in the Meshing Setup.

Opens when Mat Foundation job > Mesh Generation > Add Meshing Region > Regular Polygon is selected.

Setting	Description
Center X / Y / Z	Specify coordinates for X and Z, which are the center of the polygon when viewed in plan (View From Top in the Trans Rotate toolbar). This locates the rectangular region in plan. The Y coordinate is to specify an elevation of the polygon. Input in the default length units.
Radius	Circular radius of the polygon where radius is the distance measured between center and each vertex of the polygon. Input in the default length units.
Number of Sides	Number of polygon sides. For example enter 8 for an octagonal shaped polygon.
Orientation Angle	Rotation angle of the polygon. Enter in a value directly or use the up/down arrows to increment the value in the field.
Generate	Creates a preview of the polygon for display in the Region Preview area below.
Add Region	Creates a meshing region in the job. The new region will be displayed in a light blue outline in the View window.