Align Midmesh

Use the Midmesh: Align tool to align the midmesh.

  1. From the Mesh ribbon, click the Midmesh > Align tool.


    Figure 1.
  2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define alignment options.
  3. Align midmesh.
    To align Do this
    Face to surface
    1. Set the Source selector to Elements, then select elements.
      • Select 2D elements to align face to surface.
      • Select 1D elements to align edge to surface.
        Restriction: Only T-edge 1D elements can be selected.
    2. Use the Guide A selector to select first surface to align to.
    3. Use the Guide B selector to select second surface to align to.
      Note: Guide B is optional and used to align between two sets of faces.
    4. Click Align.
    Node to lines
    1. Set the Source selector to Node List, then select nodes.
    2. Use the Guide A selector to select first line to align to.
    3. Use the Guide B selector to select second line to align to.
      Note: Guide B is optional and used to align between two sets of edges.
    4. Click Align.


Figure 2.

Midmesh: Align Tool

An overview of the Midmesh: Align tool.



Figure 3.
Use the Midmesh: Align tool to align the midmesh.
Access
Go to Mesh > Midmesh > Align.

Options

Offset
Use offset distance when aligning faces.
Figure 4. Offset
Distance
Distance to offset when aligning faces.
Lock boundary nodes
Lock boundary nodes when aligning faces.
Figure 5. Lock

Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls

To do this Press
Select elements by face or edge chain

Select nodes or lines by path.

 Alt + Left Mouse Click