Points
A point is a zero-dimensional geometric entity.
A free point is a zero-dimensional geometry entity in space that is not associated with a surface. It is displayed as a small "x", and its color is determined by the component collector to which it belongs. These types of points are typically used for weld locations and connectors.
A fixed point is a zero-dimensional geometry entity that is associated with a surface. It is displayed as a small "o", and its color is determined by the surface to which it is associated. The automesher places a node at each fixed point on the surface being meshed. A fixed point that is placed at the junction of three or more non-suppressed edges is called a vertex or vertex point. Such vertices cannot be suppressed (removed).
Create Points
Create Free Points
- xyz - Creates free points by specifying (x,y,z) coordinates (Points panel).
- arc center - Creates at the center of the arc that best approximates the input set of nodes, points or lines (Points panel).
- extract parametric - Creates free points at parametric locations on lines and surfaces (Points panel).
- intersect - Creates free points at the intersection of geometric entities: lines/lines, lines/surfaces, lines/solids, lines/planes, vector/lines, vector/surfaces, vector/solids and vector/plane (Points panel).
- suppressed fixed points - Creates free points at suppressed fixed point locations (Point Edit panel).
- circle center - Creates free points at the center of the circle defined by three free or fixed points (Distance panel).
- duplicate - Creates free points by duplicating existing free or fixed points. This is available in many panels when the "duplicate" advanced entity selector is available on a points collector.
- Misc. API commands that do not have an associated panel.
Create Fixed Points
- by cursor - Creates fixed points at cursor locations on surfaces and surface edges (Point Edit panel, Quick Edit panel).
- on edge - Creates fixed points at uniform locations on a surface edge (Point Edit panel, Quick Edit panel).
- on surface - Creates fixed points at existing node/free point locations on/near a surface (Point Edit panel).
- project - Creates fixed points on surface edges by projecting existing free or fixed points (Point Edit panel, Quick Edit panel).
- defeature pinholes - When defeaturing pinholes, fixed points are created at the center of the each removed pinhole (Defeature panel).
- Misc. API commands that do not have an associated panel.
Edit Points
Edit Free Points
- delete - Deletes free points (Delete panel).
- translate - Moves free points along a vector direction (Translate panel).
- rotate - Rotates free points about a vector axis (Rotate panel).
- scale - Scales the dimensions of free points either proportionally or uniformly (Scale panel).
- reflect - Reflects free points about a plane to create a mirror image (Reflect panel).
- project - Projects free points onto a plane, vector, line/surface edge or surface (Project panel).
- position - Translates and rotate free points into new positions (Position panel).
- permute - Switches the coordinates of free points (Permute panel).
- renumber - Renumbers free points (Renumber panel).
- Misc. API commands that do not have an associated panel.
Edit Fixed Points
- suppress/remove - Suppresses non-vertex fixed points (Point Edit panel, Quick Edit panel).
- replace - Combines multiple fixed points by moving them to one fixed point location (Point Edit panel, Quick Edit panel).
- release - Releases fixed point vertices such that any shared edges attached to the point become free edges (Point Edit panel, Quick Edit panel).
- renumber - Renumbers fixed points (Renumber panel).
- Misc. API commands that do not have an associated panel.
Query Points
Query Free Points
- distance - Finds the distance between two free points (Distance panel).
- shortest distance - Finds the shortest distance between entities (Shortest Distance dialog).
- angle - Finds the angle between three free points (Distance panel).
- organize - Moves free points into different component collectors (Organize panel).
- numbers - Displays the IDs of free points (Numbers panel).
- count - Counts the total or displayed free points (Count panel).
- Misc. API commands that do not have an associated panel.
Query Fixed Points
- distance - Finds the distance between two fixed points (Distance panel).
- shortest distance - Finds the shortest distance between entities (Shortest Distance dialog).
- angle - Finds the angle between three fixed points (Distance panel).
- numbers - Displays the IDs of fixed points (Numbers panel).
- count - Counts the total or displayed fixed points (Count panel).
- Misc. API commands that do not have an associated panel.