Edit Midsurface Plates
Use the Midsurfaces: Edit Plates tool to review and edit midsurface plates.
Before you begin, extract the midsurface of thin solids using the Planes + Sweeps +
Offsets midsurfacing method.
The type of plates used to create the midsurface is determined during midsurfacing.
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From the 2D ribbon, click the tool.
Figure 1.Midsurface plates are color coded by plate type.
Figure 2. - Optional:
On the guide bar, click
to define plate edit display options.
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From the microdialog, select a new plate type.
Figure 3.
Tip:
- When selecting surfaces, you can select opposite surfaces by right-clicking and selecting the Select Opposite option from the context menu.
- Use the legend in the upper, left corner of the modeling window to show, hide, and isolate plate types.
Plate & Surface Types
The different plate and surface types used when editing a midsurface.
- Midsurface
- Surfaces created to represent a thin solid for shell meshing.
Figure 4. - Planes
- A continuous, flat plate.
Figure 5. - Sweeps
- A continuous plate that follows the contours of the geometry.
Figure 6. - Offsets
- A plate that is offset from one side of the source geometry.
Figure 7. - Transitions
- Surfaces that connect separate plates.
Figure 8. - Edges
- Surfaces that define the boundary of the midsurface.
Figure 9. - Ignored
- A surface that is ignored during midsurfacing.
- This plate type is useful when working with complex models.
Figure 10. - Unidentified
- A plate that has not been assigned a plate type.
- If you do not assign a plate type to unidentified plates prior to midsurfacing, one
will be assigned during the midsurfacing process.
Figure 11.