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• If you mchange the “Flatness” and “Algorithm”
parameter settings and click the [Apply] but-
ton, the holes will be lled according to the new
parameter settings.
• To restore the initial state (i.e. holes are not
lled), click the [Hole Reset] button.
• To ll all the holes, click the [All] button.
• All the holes which have not been lled will be
lled according to the parameter settings.
• After lling the holes, the program closes the dia-
log and the temporary window, and then displays
a dialog indicating the results.
5
Click the [Next Hole] button.
The dialog box will close and a new dialog box
will appear.
The hole to be lled next will be displayed in
the window.
6
Repeat step 4 until all the desired holes
are filled.
• If you click the [Next Hole] button without click-
ing the [Apply] button, nothing will happen, and
the dialog box will close and a new dialog box
will appear.
• If you click the [Close] button, the program will
close the dialog box, windows, and menu. All
hole lls that you have executed will be retained.
7
Click the [OK] button.
The dialog box and window will close, and the
menu will be exited.
All the element view windows will be dis-
played.
Parameters for [Build-Fill Holes-Auto] Dialog Box
Number of nodes
Number of points comprising the hole to be lled
Number of holes
Number of remaining holes to be lled
Flatness
A parameter provided for hole lling. Used to decide whether the hole is to be lled with at
surfaces or with curved surfaces. (100: Flat, 0: Curved, Default: 50)
Algorithm
by curvature
Used to ll holes by creating meshes inside the holes.
by connecting nodes
Used to ll holes by creating meshes and then replacing polygons on the boundary with the cre-
ated meshes.
by curvature and
replace facets
Used to ll holes by connecting the vertices of the holes.
Build – Fill Holes – Auto