Creating a face from a mesh by selecting elements

When you create a new face from an existing mesh by selecting individual elements, you can select 2D elements, a 3D mesh, or 3D element faces to define the new face. You can use smart selection options, such as Feature Angle Elements, to select the elements or element faces.

• You can only select elements or element faces that are not associated to geometry.

• The elements you select must have some free edges. You cannot use Face from Mesh to create a face from elements that form a closed volume.

Specifying a target body

When you create a new polygon face on a mesh, you must also specify the body with which you want to associate the new face. You can use the Target Body options in the Face from Mesh dialog box to:

• Associate the face to a new body.

• Associate the face to an existing body.

The software stores faces that you create from 2D elements in a different polygon body container in the Simulation Navigator than faces you create from 3D element free faces. Because of this, you cannot add a face that you are creating from 3D element free faces to a body that was created from 2D elements.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	A FEM file active
Command Finder	Face from Mesh
Menu	Model Cleanup→Face from Mesh

Learn more

Creating faces from existing meshes

Creating faces from existing meshes by selecting meshes

Modifying faces created from existing meshes

Face from Mesh example: Connecting a legacy mesh to new geometry

Face from Mesh example: Remeshing a portion of your model

Creating faces from existing boundaries

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