The Match Edges option allows you to match the edge spacing of a reference edge to a connecting target edge. The node spacing on the end of the target edge that connects to the reference edge will be modified to match the node spacing on the reference edge. The following methods are available:
- Selected
allows you to match the end spacing of the selected target edge(s) to the adjacent end spacing of the reference edge. Matching is done around a connected node, so with the interactive Selected method, all the target edges selected must be connected to the same node as the reference edge. Match edges is a quick way to ease edge bunching size transitions between connected edges and adjacent blocks.
- Link spacing
links the target edge end spacing with the spacing on the reference edge. Further adjustments to the reference edge end spacing will automatically be carried to the linked target edges making updates easier. To remove or modify linked spacing, use the Edge Parameters DEZ. Alternatively, a match is reset when a new match is specified around the same vertex, with or without the link spacing.
- Automatic
allows you to automatically match edge spacing at selected vertices.
- Vertices
specifies the selected vertices.
- Spacing
- Minimum
selects the edge having the minimum spacing defined at the selected vertex as the reference edge.
- Maximum
selects the edge having the maximum spacing at the selected vertex as the reference edge.
- Average
averages the spacing at the selected vertex.
- Match Edges Dimension
allows you to select the dimension to be matched. For example, you may want to match edges only in the Ogrid direction (o3). Or, for a turbine blade model, you may match in the I and J directions first to match the edges in the plane, and then match in the Z direction for even distribution perpendicular to the plane. You can use the Select option and select the reference edges to determine the index directions for matching, or use the All option to match the edges in all directions at once.
- Copy bunching
allows you to copy the edge bunching from the selected reference edge to either selected edges or all parallel edges. When used with scripting, this function has the advantage of listing the "from edge" and "to edge" rather than the specific edge parameters that existed during the recording. This is more parametric than copying bunching from the Edge Parameters DEZ.
- Method
- Selected Edges
allows you to copy the bunching from the reference edge to the selected target edge(s). This copies the bunching law, end spacings, end ratios and number of nodes.
You can choose to Exclude Number of Nodes if you do not want that parameter copied.
- All Parallel Edges
allows you to copy the bunching from the reference edge to all parallel edges. If Copy absolute is enabled, the exact spacing from one edge will be copied to the specified edges, regardless of edge length.