Defeaturing Tools
To remove unnecessary details in objects imported from a 3D CAD file, and detect interferences between objects, you can use the defeaturing tools. You access these by typing:
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("Fillets");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("Holes");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("ShortEdges");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("SliverFaces");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("SmallFaces");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("Spikes");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("ReplaceFaces");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("DetachFaces");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).defeaturing("DetectInterferences");
Using the defeaturing tools you can search for small details, without altering your geometry. If you find small details that you want to remove, a defeaturing tool can create a feature that removes the details from the geometry.
The features corresponding to the defeaturing tools are DeleteFillets, DeleteHoles, DeleteShortEdges, DeleteSliverFaces, DeleteSmallFaces, DeleteSpikes, ReplaceFaces, and DetachFaces. If you already know which details you need to remove, it is also possible to create these features directly using the standard create syntax.
This section includes these topics:
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Defeaturing Tools — Finding and Deleting Small Details
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Defeaturing Tools — Detach Faces
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Defeaturing Tools — Detect Interferences
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Defeaturing Tools — Replace Faces