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Objective:

Learn how to select/filter mesh from a larger mesh body (surface or solid).

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Applies to:

  • Meshing

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Procedure:

1. Start by creating a body to mesh. For this example, we will be using a Shelled Cube to help highlight the functionality of our mesh filtering blocks. shell box.png 2. Create a Cube that we will use to filter the mesh. The cube should intersect your mesh body where you want to filter. filter cube.png 3. Use a Mesh from Implicit Body block to mesh the Shell Cube. shell mesh.png 4. The first option for filtering meshes is using the Filter Mesh by Flood Fill block. Insert your Shell Mesh into the Mesh input. Then adjust the Origin and Angle inputs until the block highlights the area you want to isolate. filter by ff.gif 5. The second option is using the Remove Mesh Faces by Body block. Insert the Shell Mesh into the Mesh input. Then add the Filter Cube to the Body input. This isolates the portion of the mesh that is intersecting with the Filter Cube. Alternatively, you can check the Reverse input to see the portion of the mesh that doesn’t intersect with the Filter Cube. remove mesh faces by body.gif And that’s it! You’ve successfully selected mesh faces from a mesh. Do you still need help? Contact the support team, and we’ll be happy to help!

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Keywords:

cad select face mesh surface lattice conformal selection fill filter join quad how-to extract flood