Description
The Polygon(group) List represent a surface using facet or polygon elements, connected entities of 3 or 4 control points. The polygon list the simplest data structure that can be used to represent a surface using only linear shapes. The Polygon list can be rendered and contours can be generated from the surface.
Creation
The Polygon List entity cannot be created directly. However, any of the other surface entities can generate a Polygon List.
Interactive Editing
The Polygon List cannot be edited interactively. However, individual facets can be deleted, split or merged.
Entity Attributes Panel
Edit Menu
- Edit (F2)
- Show Attributes... (F11)
- Merge Polygons
- Split Polygons
- Flip Normals
- Convert to Triangles
- Slice...
- Create Calculation Sections
- Extract Contours
Multi-Select Menu
- Combine Polygon Groups
- Intersection Between Surfaces
Display Options
Short Cuts
- Del - Deletes selected facets
- Ctrl+K - Splits selected facets
- Ctrl+H - Merges two selected facets with shared edges
- F2 - Edit
- F11 - Show Attributes
File Format
none
Import / Export
Format | Import | Export |
---|---|---|
AutoCAD DXF | Yes | Yes |
Stereolithography STL | Yes | |
Ansys Element Script | Yes | Yes |
Open Inventor (iv) | Yes | |
Tribon/Aveva Marine 12 Compartments | Yes |
Articles
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References
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