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Deleting an Edge

CAD drafting Deleting an Edge 0       Ribbon: TopoplanModify TIN > CAD software Deleting an Edge 1 Delete Edge

CAD drawing Deleting an Edge 2       Menu: GroundEditing TIN > CAD drafting Deleting an Edge 3 Delete Edge

CAD software Deleting an Edge 4       Toolbar: Editing TIN > CAD drawing Deleting an Edge 5 Delete Edge

CAD drafting Deleting an Edge 6       Command line: NG_MESH_EDGE_DELETE

Using the command, you can delete edges of Submesh or Polyface mesh surface. Usually, it is used to delete “long” edges along the mesh boundary for correct contouring.

 

CAD software Deleting an Edge 7

Note

Since a TIN surface has triangle faces, deletion of edges will result in deletion of faces that contained them.

 

 

Command prompts:

Specify opposite corner or [Edge]:

Use the frame to select one or more edges to delete. This command mode is enabled by default.

Edge – when this option is selected, the command switches to the mode of sequential (one at a time) specifying edges to be deleted.

Specify edge to delete or [Frame]:

Frame – return to selecting edges with a frame.

 

Faces that will be deleted when deleting edges

Surface after deleting edges

CAD drawing Deleting an Edge 8

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Several edges can be deleted in succession. Pressing ESC button ends the command.

The command is also used to delete faces inside water reservoirs to exclude the construction of contours along the reservoir.

Faces passing along the water surface

Faces are deleted

CAD software Deleting an Edge 10

CAD drawing Deleting an Edge 11

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