DetectFaces

Split geometric boundary entities by detecting faces in the mesh.

Syntax

model.mesh(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"DetectFaces");

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection();

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);

model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);

Description

Use model.mesh(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"DetectFaces") to split geometric boundary entities of an imported 3D mesh by detecting shapes in the mesh that are likely to constitute faces.

Use model.mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection() to specify the boundary entities to split. If you do not specify the selection, it is left empty.

The following properties are available:

Table 4-28: Valid Property/Value Pairs for DetectFaces

Property	Value	Default	Description
detectadjfillets	on | off	on	Whether to detect cylindrical faces adjacent to the detected planar faces.
detectfacesplanar	on | off	on	Whether to detect planar faces.
facemaxangle	double	40 degrees	Maximum tolerated angle between neighboring boundary elements in the same face.
planarfacemaxangle	double	0.6 degrees	Maximum tolerated angle between neighboring boundary elements in the same planar face.
planarfaceminareafraction	double	0.005	Minimum relative area for a planar face to be created.

See Also

Import, Ball, Box, Cylinder, LogicalExpression