This functionality allows user to detect groups of coincident nodes with specified tolerance; each group of the coincident nodes can be then converted to the single node.
Merge nodes button
To merge nodes of your mesh:
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From the Modification choose Transformation and from its sub-menu select the Merge nodes item. The following dialog box shall appear:
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Name is the name of the mesh whose nodes will be merged.
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Automatic or Manual Mode allows choosing how the nodes are processed.
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Tolerance is a maximum distance between nodes sufficient for merging.
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Exclude Groups group box allows to ignore the nodes which belong to the specified mesh groups.
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Automatic mode:
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In the Automatic Mode all Nodes within the indicated tolerance will be merged. The nodes which belong to the groups specified in the Exclude Groups will be not taken into account.
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If the Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are available:
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To confirm your choice click Apply or Apply and Close button.
The initial obgect
The object has been merged with a very big tolerance
See Also a sample TUI Script of a Merge Nodes operation.