Build >> Filter Redundancy

• Build >> Filter Redundancy command automatically reduces the number of vertices when too many vertices overlap.

• Build >> Filter Redundancy command automatically removes vertices whose distance with other vertices is within the mean distance.

• Build >> Filter Redundancy command can be applied only to shells without faces.

Step   

Execute Build >> Filter Redundancy command as follows:

1. Select Build >> Filter Redundancy from the menu or click the corresponding icon from the Build toolbar.

2. Select a shells whose redundant points are to be filtered. ( See Shell selection )

3. The following dialog box appears.

Global Mean Distance means the mean value of distances between all vertices in the selected shell.
A user can change the value by typing in a specific distance in Global Mean Distance field. Then, vertices within the distance are removed.

4. Press OK button to complete this command.

Note  

• This menu is disabled if there is no faceless shell.

• If a shell has too many vertices whose coordinate values are same, the following message appears.

• If a shell still has vertices whose coordinate values are same after this operation, the following message appears.

To delete only the vertices which are in same position, input a much smaller number (e.g. 0.0001) than Global Mean Distance.