There may be instances where you have unwanted triangles after performing a solids intersection or outersection. In these cases you may want to repair your solids using selection tools in GEOVIA SurpacTM.
Before you start, your solids graphic may look like this:
Click the drop down arrow next to the white select arrow in the below image. Choose “Select Point/Triangle” from the list.
Position your data to enable the box select tool to be effective. Select the area containing your unwanted triangles.
Once selected, right click the mouse and choose delete.
Now automatically repair the solid to create a closed and valid shape by clicking on Solids> Validation > Validate object/trisolation. In the pop-up box, tick ‘Attempt to autocorrect problems’ and click Apply.
This method works best if your solid has been conditioned using Mesh Tools in Surpac.
The final result should look like this:
Read more about Solids Modelling or view more Surpac blog posts here.
Ash Colton
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