Copy Edge

Add a Copy Edge node to 2D () and 3D () models to create identical meshes on edges. A 3D Copy Edge feature can also be used for destination edges of different shapes.

To copy a mesh between edges:

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In the Graphics window, select both the edges to copy the mesh from and the edges to copy the mesh to. On The Mesh Toolbar, click the Copy Edge button for 2D () or 3D () models. This adds a node with the same name, copies the mesh, and includes the source edges set to the selected edges with a mesh and the destination edges set to the selected edges without a mesh.

-	On the Mesh ribbon toolbar (Windows) from the Operations>Copy () menu, choose Copy Edge.

-	On the Mesh contextual toolbar (Mac and Linux) from the Copy menu (), choose Copy Edge.

•	Right-click a Mesh node and choose More Operations>Copy Edge.

Then enter the properties for the copy meshing operation using the following sections:

Source and Destination Edges

It is possible to copy a mesh from one or several source edges onto one or several destination edges. The source (or their combination, if many-to-one is used) must be a connected set of exactly the same shape as the corresponding destination, up to a constant scaling factor. More precisely, the distance between any two geometry vertices on the destination is required to be the same, up to a constant scaling factor, as the distance between the corresponding geometry vertices on the source.

Click the Active button to toggle between turning ON and OFF selections. Select the edges to copy the mesh from in the Graphics window.

The source edges must be connected when Single destination (many-to-one) option is specified. In an assembly, an identity pair is not sufficient to connect boundaries across parts. Instead, consider forming a union of the parts or splitting the destination boundary (using imprints, for example) so that the mesh copy is a one-to-one copy operation using two or more Copy Face or Copy Edge nodes.

Type of Copy

See Copy Domain for settings information.

Switch Selections

See Copy Domain for settings information.

Control Entities

See Copy Domain for settings information.

Orientation

Select Automatic orientation to let the software determine the orientation of the source mesh on the destination automatically (this is the default), select Same orientation to let the source mesh be copied to the destination according to the direction of the edges, and select Opposite orientation to let the source mesh be copied to the destination in the opposite direction. Use the option Show edge direction arrows in the View node under the Definitions node to view the arrow direction.