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# Optionally select a single mesh object.
# Optionally select a single mesh object.
# Select the {{MenuCommand|Meshes → Analyze → Evaluate and repair mesh...}} option from the menu.
# Select the {{MenuCommand|Meshes → Analyze → Evaluate and repair mesh...}} option from the menu.
# The {{MenuCommand|Evaluate & Repair Mesh}} dialog box opens.
# Optionally press the {{Button|Settings...}} button to change the following settings:
# Optionally press the {{Button|Settings...}} button to change the following settings:
#* {{MenuCommand|Check for non-manifold points}}
#* {{MenuCommand|Check for non-manifold points}}

Revision as of 15:25, 15 July 2020

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Mesh Evaluation

Menu location
Meshes → Analyze → Evaluate and repair mesh...
Workbenches
Mesh
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

The Mesh Evaluation command can evaluate and repair mesh objects.

The Evaluate & Repair Mesh dialog box with the Folds on surface option enabled

Usage

  1. Optionally select a single mesh object.
  2. Select the Meshes → Analyze → Evaluate and repair mesh... option from the menu.
  3. The Evaluate & Repair Mesh dialog box opens.
  4. Optionally press the Settings... button to change the following settings:
    • Check for non-manifold points
    • Enable check for folds on surface
    • Only consider zero area faces as degenerated
  5. If you have not yet selected a mesh object: select one from the dropdown list at the top of the dialog box.
  6. The dialog contains 7 or 8 (if the Folds on surface option is enabled) test options.
  7. Do not use the checkboxes, they will be automatically checked to indicate that errors were found.
  8. Press any of the Analyze buttons to start a test.
  9. Or use the Analyze button from the All above test together option to run all 7 or 8 tests together.
  10. Errors will be indicated in the dialog box, and also, with yellow and red markers, in the 3D view.
  11. Optionally press one or more Repair buttons to repair the errors that were found.
  12. Optionally press the Reset button to reset all test results. This will reset the dialog and remove the colored markers from the 3D view. If you next plan to run all tests together there is no need to do this.
  13. Optionally select a different mesh object from the dropdown list to continue testing and repairing.
  14. Press the Close button to close the dialog box and finish the command.
  15. The Refresh button does not work properly at this time.

Notes

Preferences

  • The Check for non-manifold points setting is stored: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Mesh → Evaluation → CheckNonManifoldPoints.
  • The Enable check for folds on surface setting is stored: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Mesh → Evaluation → EnableFoldsCheck.
  • The Only consider zero area faces as degenerated setting is stored: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Mesh → Evaluation → StrictlyDegenerated.