Checking Connections Between Surfaces

You can analyze a model to find connectivity problems, with respect to given conditions.

Surface Connection Checker detects more connectivity errors than Surface-Surface Connection, with the followings consequences:

  • Depending on their severity, detecting errors does not always mean that the creation of a join from the analyzed mode is impossible.
  • If the creation of the join is impossible, the information provided by Surface Connection Checker helps you solve the problem.

  1. From the Analysis section of the action bar, click Surface Connection Checker .
    Note: The options selected and the numerical values entered in the dialog box are modal within the session.
  2. Leave Search Distance at its default value.

    Note: Search Distance must remain below the size of the smallest edges or surfaces present in the model.

    The analysis is performed within the Search distance, that is, only edges with a distance lower than the Search distance value are taken into account.

    The selection information is completed with the number of connex domains found.

    The connection problems found are listed in the dialog box, with their number and the maximum value of the gaps found, when relevant.

  3. Select each line of the list in turn to highlight the problems in the work area.
  4. Click Transfer.
    The list of Anomalies Selected is emptied. The defective faces are transferred to the G1 gaps.1 Geometrical Set for a future healing and hidden in the work area.

    The Transfer dialog box appears, with the list of problems detected, with the name of the sites and the name of the domain, ordered in decreasing fault value.

  5. Select a line and click the single arrow.
    • The line is transferred to the Anomalies Selected list.
    • Transferred surfaces can be used directly as input for a local join.
  6. Click Extract.
    • The analysis results are generated as extracts performed on each defective face. The extract feature takes the color of the defect.
    • At validation, the extract features are sent to geometrical sets named after the defect, and organized in sub-sets for the sites.
    • The original tree is kept, completed with the defect geometrical sets. The analysis results are persistent and available when and where required.