Creating Remove Face Features

Remove Face lets you simplify a 3D shape by removing some of its faces, for example when parts are far too complex for a finite element analysis.

This task shows you how to:

 

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Remove a Face

  1. Select the faces in the Faces to remove box. You can select the following options by clicking the box:
    OptionDescription
    Clear Selection Removes all selected faces.
    Tangency Propagation Selects all faces tangential to the selected faces.
    Fillet Propagation Selects the continuous filleted surfaces.
  2. Select the faces in the Faces to keep box.
  3. Click to preview all faces adjacent to the face to remove.
  4. Click OK.

Remove Faces Using Limiting Elements

  1. Click Remove Face .
  2. Select the face to remove in the Faces to remove box.
  3. Select a limiting element.
    The limiting face is detected automatically and is added to the table.
    Notes:
    • When a limiting element intersects multiple faces, the intersected faces are shown in red color. You can select any one of these faces from the 3D area according to the requirement.
    • The arrow in the 3D area indicates the side of the face to be removed. To reverse the direction of the arrow click for the corresponding face in the table.
    • The limiting face cannot be a removed face. Click to see the removed faces.
  4. Click OK.