Create and Edit Feature Edges

Use the Feature Edges tool to create and edit mesh controls on an edge.

Create Feature Edges

  1. From the Mesh ribbon, 2D Mesh tools, click the Feature Edges > Create.


    Figure 1.
  2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define feature options.
  3. Select components or elements.
  4. Click Feature.


Figure 2.
Tip: On the guide bar, click to open the Advanced Selection dialog, from which you can filter geometry further by selecting a subset of entities based on additional selection methods, such as By Component or By Assembly.

Edit Feature Edges

  1. From the Mesh ribbon, 2D Mesh tools, click the Feature Edges > Edit.


    Figure 3.
  2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define feature options.
  3. Select Node Path or Node List using the guide bar drop-down menu.
  4. Select nodes.
    Node Path
    1. Left-click to create the path's starting point.
    2. Move your mouse to draw the node path.
    3. Left-click again to create the path.
    Node List Left-click on individual nodes to create the desired path.
  5. Select Break or Continue in the microdialog.
    Break ends the current node path and allows you to create a new path from a different starting point. Continue starts a new node path from the end point of the previous path.
  6. Click Add.


Figure 4.
Tip:
  • Click Review on the guide bar to review defined node paths. Click and to cycle through options and to exit review mode.
  • Click on the guide bar to delete all feature edges.

Feature Edges Options

Create

Feature angle
The maximum angle allowed between the normals of two connected shell elements. When an angle exceeds this value, a plot element is created.
Method
The method to use for calculating features.
Ignore normals
Ignore the normal directions of the elements when creating features.
Merge small areas
Combine small areas; for example, a long but narrow strip that might result in two parallel feature lines very close to one another would instead create only one feature line.
Create
Choose between creating plot elements or lines.
Break angle
The angle above which a line will be split into two lines.
Smooth
Creates curved (smooth) lines rather than straight segments.

Edit

Auto select during preview
Show preview by joining two ends of open loop.

Keyboard Shortcuts & Mouse Controls

To do this Press
Append components/elements Ctrl + Left Mouse Click
Deselect components/elements/nodes Shift + Left Mouse Click
Cycle between component and element selection

Create tool

 Tab
Exit tool Esc