Mesh Tab

Create

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Create

	Mesh from Element Used to construct a set of planar shapes from a 3D element, such as a surface or solid.
	Mesh from Contours Used to construct a triangulated mesh element from a selected set of contours.
	Mesh from Points Used to construct a triangulated mesh element from a selected set of points. Points can include the end points of lines, line strings, shape vertices, and mesh elements.
	Extrude Mesh Volume Used to create a mesh volume to form a base mesh volume or to create a mesh volume intersecting at a target.
	Thicken Mesh to Volume Used to create a volume from an open mesh using an offset.
	Mesh from Two Curves Used to create a mesh approximation between two curves.
	Place Grid Mesh Used to manually place a mesh element by defining points of a grid.
	Create Drape Mesh Used to create a drape mesh over 3D elements.

Note: Create tools can also be found in the Create Meshes Toolbox.

	Modify Facets Used to modify facets of a mesh element by adding a vertex, deleting a vertex, swapping an edge of a facet, or by splitting facets.
	Stitch Into Mesh Used to stitch two or more shapes into a mesh element or two mesh elements into one mesh element.
	Split Mesh Used to split an existing mesh into separate parts.
	Decimate Mesh Used to reduce the number of facets in a mesh by creating larger facets that approximate the original facets of the mesh.
	Mesh Unite Used to construct a mesh element from the union of two or more existing mesh elements.
	Mesh Intersect Used to construct a mesh element at the intersection of two or more existing mesh elements.
	Mesh Subtract Used to construct a mesh element by subtracting one existing mesh element from another.
	Mesh Project Used to trim, imprint, or impose an open or closed profile onto a mesh element.
	Drag Mesh Used to modify a selected portion of a mesh element by dragging a selected set of control points.
	Subdivision Mesh Used to take an existing mesh element and create a new mesh that is smoother than the original.
	Change Mesh Normal Used to change the orientation of each face in a mesh element and any attached normals.
	Delete Mesh Facet Used to change the orientation of each face in a mesh element and any attached normals.

Note: Modify Meshes tools can also be found in the Modify Meshes Toolbox.

	Extract Boundary Used to extract a boundary, boundaries, a portion of a boundary, or boundary points from a mesh element.
	Split Facet Used to split or remove facets of a mesh element.
	Cleanup Mesh Used to refine a mesh element by the facet parameters or by the relationship between adjacent facets.
	Close Mesh Voids Used to close a void in a mesh element or to close a mesh element to a volume.
	Unfold Mesh Used to create a flattened version of the selected mesh element, in the x,y plane of the model.
	Convert To Surface Used to convert a mesh element to a B-spline surface.
	Mesh Audit Used to check and identify voids, overlapping facets, and inconsistent normals. It is also used to report a volume if the mesh is a closed volume, calculate the upper and lower X,Y,Z points, and display the overall dimension of the mesh.
	Facet Smoothing Used to improve the rendered quality of discrete polygons.
	Retriangulate Used to recreate facets with better triangle shapes.
	Edge Display Used to hide edges of a mesh element.

Note: Mesh Utilities tools can also be found in the Mesh Utilities Toolbox.