> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ntop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Lattice Utilities

You can use Lattice Utilities to modify lattices after creation. These blocks are in the *Utilities* dropdown of the *Lattices* tab in the Ribbon. Lattice Utilities blocks output a lattice type containing lattice properties.\`

See the options below, and watch how to apply them in the next lesson.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/optional-follow-along-fe-model-and-boundary-conditions-2/image-2.png" />
</Frame>

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Trim Cell Map">
    Trim a cell map with an implicit body.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_2-trimcm_3.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Trim Lattice">
    Trim a lattice with an implicit body.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_3-trim-lattice.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Modify Lattice Thickness">
    Adjust the thickness of a lattice.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_4-modify-thickness.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Merge Lattices">
    Merge a list of two or more lattices.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_5-merge-lattices.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Extrude Lattice">
    Create directional ribs from the beams of a lattice.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_6-extrudelattice-1024x388.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Extend Open Lattice Beams">
    Extend open beams within a lattice.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_7-extend-open-beams.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Collapse Vertices">
    Merge and collapse vertices of a lattice within a specified distance
    threshold.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://files.learn.ntop.com/lessons/lattice-utilities/210_25_8-collapsevertices.gif" />
    </Frame>
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>