Extrude and join quadrangles

Extrude Quadrangles

To extrude from quadrangles in the Main Menu select Model -> Operation -> Extrude Quadrangles.

From a list of quadrangles, a set of hexahedra is created.

Simple Extrude

The dialogue box to make a simple extrude of quadrangles is:

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Simple Extrude From Quadrangles

Arguments:

  • Quad(s) : the list of quadrangles to be extruded.
  • Nb layers : the number of layers of hexahedra resulting from the extrusion.

The direction of the extrusion is the vertical axis (Z axis).

TUI command: Simple Extrude

Uniform Extrude

The dialogue box to make a uniform extrude of quadrangles is:

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Uniform Extrude From Quadrangles

Arguments:

  • Quad(s) : the list of quadrangles to be extruded.
  • dircection: the direction of the extrusion.
  • length : the length of hexahedra resulting from the extrusion.
  • Nb layers : the number of layers of hexahedra resulting from the extrusion.

TUI command: Uniform Extrude

Custom Extrude

The dialogue box to make a custom extrude of quadrangles is:

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Custom Extrude From Quadrangles

Arguments:

  • Quad(s) : the list of quadrangles to be extruded.
  • direction : the direction of the extrusion.
  • height : a list of heights (in ascendant order because the size is computed from the origin) to specify the size of each layer of extrusion.

TUI command: Custom Extrude

Join Quadrangles

To join quadrangles in the Main Menu select Model -> Operation -> Join Quadrangles.

Uniform Join Quadrangles

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Uniform Join Quadrangles Dialog Box

Arguments:

  • Quad(s) : the set of quadrangles to be joined and from which hexahedra will be created.
  • From point a: a vertex belonging to the first quadrangle of the set of quadrangles.
  • From point b: a vertex, consecutive to previous Point a, belonging to the first quadrangle.
  • Quadrangle : a quadrangle from the set of targeted quadrangles.
  • To point a : the target vertex (in the target quadrangle) for From point a.
  • To point b : the target vertex (in the target quadrangle) for From point b.
  • Nb layers : number of layers of hexahedra issued from the operation.

TUI command: Uniform Join

Custom Join Quadrangles

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Custom Join Quadrangles Dialog Box

Arguments:

  • Quad(s) : the set of quadrangles to be joined and from which hexahedra will be created.
  • From point a: a vertex belonging to the first quadrangle of the set of quadrangles.
  • From point b: a vertex, consecutive to previous Point a, belonging to the first quadrangle.
  • Quadrangle : a quadrangle from the set of targeted quadrangles.
  • To point a : the target vertex (in the target quadrangle) for From point a.
  • To point b : the target vertex (in the target quadrangle) for From point b.
  • height : a list of heights to specify the size of each layer of hexahedra issued from the operation.

TUI command: Custom Join

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