To Remove Gaps and Slivers Using the Close Tool
1. Define gaps using the
Define Gaps tool from
Constrain >
Gaps/Slivers >
Define Gap or the
Search Tool from
Tools >
Find. Similarly, define slivers using the
Define Slivers tool from
Constrain >
Gaps/Slivers >
Define Sliver or the
Search Tool from
Tools >
Find.
|  You cannot select edge or surface references from merge geometry for gap or sliver definition. |
2. Click
Close on the
Heal tab. The
IDD Close Tool tab opens.
The gaps and sliver that you have defined or selected are added to the collector in the References tab.
3. If required, click References on the IDD Close Tool tab and c lick Define beside the collector to define additional gaps or slivers. These gaps or slivers are added to the collector in the References tab.
4. If required, you can also remove items from the collector in the References tab. To remove an item, select the item in the collector, right-click, and click Remove.
A preview of the import feature with the selected gaps or slivers removed is displayed in the graphics window.
5. Click
on the
IDD Close Tool tab.
• For gaps, the Close tool adds the gaps to the wireframes to create unsatisfied wireframes that are displayed as black wireframes. It then converts the black wireframes to satisfied wireframes.
• For slivers, the Close tool removes the sliver surfaces and defines gaps. The Close tool then adds the gaps to the wireframes to create unsatisfied wireframes that it converts to satisfied wireframes.
| • If you define gaps between the base level nodes, the Close tool creates a new base-level combine node containing all base-level nodes involved in the definition of the gap boundaries. The Combine node is required for creation of the two-sided edges. • A Close operation is treated as a single operation. If you have many surface or surface set selected for Close and one of the surface or surface sets fails removal, none of the selected surfaces or surface sets are removed. |