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Tolerance issues: The warning messages vertex not on edge, vertex not on face, edge not on face belong to this category. These type of faults indicate that the topology (structure) of the object is not correct locally, for example that an edge is not located on the boundary where it is expected to be. You can often repair tolerance issues in an object by applying the Repair operation with a tolerance that is larger than the tolerance used for the import. Repair adjusts the tolerance of the entities where required, and, if this fixes the issues, warning nodes will not be displayed after the Repair node. In some cases it may also help to use the option Simplify curves and surfaces for the Repair operation. Note that increasing the repair tolerance too much may lead to removing important details from the geometry. As an alternative to the Repair operation you can also reimport the CAD file using a larger tolerance, however the option to simplify curves and surfaces is not available in this case. For more details see Repair, and Import Options.
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Invalid entities: The warning messages invalid curve or surface, self-intersecting face, face-to-face inconsistency, self-intersecting curve or surface signify invalid entities. If you encounter any of these faults after importing a geometry from a CAD file you may need to repair the geometry to avoid problems with meshing. For example:
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For face-to-face inconsistency faults on solid objects, try to repair the object using the Repair face-to-face inconsistencies in solids option for the Repair feature.
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