zone slice command

Syntax

zone slice keyword

Primary keywords:

by-plane

Create a new surface mesh by slicing through the 3D model.

by-plane <range>

Slice through the model with a plane to create a new surface mesh. The plane is defined by an origin point and a normal vector.

origin v

Defines the origin of the plane.

normal v

Defines the normal vector of the plane.

slot s

Defines the slot in which the groups are used to split the surface mesh into different groups. If not supplied, the default slot is used.

gradation-surface f

Specify gradation f > 0 of the element sizes along the edges and inside the surface meshes. A value close to 0 leads to a more progressive variation. The default value is 0.5.

use-hidden-zones

If specified, hidden zones are included in the slice. By default, hidden zones are not included in the slice.

use-null-zones

If specified, null zones are included in the slice. By default, null zones are not included in the slice.

to-grid-file s

If specified, the surface mesh is written to f2grid file s. By default, the surface mesh is not written to file.

to-geometry s

If specified, the surface mesh is added to set s. By default, the surface mesh is not added to any set.

to-sketch s

If specified, the surface sketch is added to sketch set s. By default, the surface sketch is not added to any sketch set.