Align Midmesh

Use the Midmesh: Align tool to align the midmesh.

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


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  2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define alignment options.
    Offset
    Align elements or FE geometry surfaces using Guide A at specified distance.
    Lock boundary nodes
    Align elements or FE geometry surfaces without moving the boundary nodes.
  3. Align midmesh.
    To align Do this
    Elements to surfaces
    1. Set the Source selector to Elements.
    2. Select 2D elements to align to the guide surface(s).
    3. Use the Guide A selector to select the first surface to align to.
    4. Optional: use the Guide B selector to select second surface to align to.
      Note: Guide B is used to align FE surface(s) between two sets of faces.
    5. Click Align.
    FE geometry surfaces to surfaces
    1. Set the Source selector to Surfaces.
    2. Select the FE surface(s) to align to the guide surface(s).
    3. Use the Guide A selector to select the first surface to align to.
    4. Optional: Use the Guide B selector to select second surface to align to.
      Note: Guide B is used to align FE surface(s) between two sets of faces.
    5. Click Align.
    FE geometry edges to lines
    1. Set the Source selector to Lines.
    2. Select FE geometry edges to align to the guide line(s) or guide surface(s).
    3. Use the Guide A selector to select the first line to align to.
    4. Optional: Use the Guide B selector to select second line to align to.
      Note: Guide B is used to align between two sets of edges.
    5. Optional: Set the Guide A selector to Surfaces to align T-edges to surfaces.
    6. Click Align.
    Nodes to lines
    1. Set the Source selector to Node List.
    2. Select nodes to align to the guide line(s).
    3. Use the Guide A selector to select the first line to align to.
    4. Optional: use the Guide B selector to select second line to align to.
      Note: Guide B is used to align between two sets of edges.
    5. Click Align.