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Showing Surfaces
Showing Surface Attributes
Setting the Object to Surface and Info to Attributes will list the number of vertices and edges associated with each specified surface or solid face, as well as the its area, geometry type and material and element properties .
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The Show Action Information Form
Showing Surface Area Range
Setting Object to Surface and Info to Area Range will show the Vertices, Edges, Area, and Type for a list of specified surfaces or faces which are in the Minimum and Maximum Surface Area Range specified.
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The Show Action Information Form
Showing the Nodes on a Surface
Setting the Object to Surface and Info to Node will show the IDs of the nodes that lie on the specified surfaces or solid faces that are within the Global Model Tolerance.
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Showing Surface Normals
Setting the Object to Surface and Info to Normals enables the user to display surface normals of varying densities on the surface.
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Global Model Tolerance & Geometry
Types of Geometry in Patran
The Show Action Information Form