Node Merge Group

Defines nodes that have been merged on a generated mesh. Multiple Node Merge Group options can be added as child objects to a Mesh Edit object. Requires mesh generation.

Additional Related Information

Object Properties

The Details Pane for this object include the following properties.

Category	Properties/Options/Descriptions
Definition	Method: Automatic Node Merge or Manual Node Merge
Scope	Scoping Method Geometry: Appears if Scoping Method is set to Geometry Selection. In this case, use selection filters to pick geometry, click in the Geometry field, then click Apply. Named Selection: Appears if Scoping Method is set to Named Selection. Source Assembly: Appears if Scoping Method is set to Source Assembly (Only applicable for Assembled External and Mechanical Models).
Auto Detection	Tolerance Type Tolerance Slider Tolerance Value Use Range Min Distance Percentage Min Distance Value Face/Face Face/Edge Edge/Edge Group By: None, Parts, Bodies, and Faces. Search Across Face Angle Tolerance: Available only when Face/Edge is set to Yes. For faces that will be excluded from the proximity detection pair, this property defines the minimum angle between the faces above which the two face pairs will be ignored from proximity detection. The default value is `70°`. Edge Overlap Tolerance: Available only when Face/Edge is set to Yes. This tolerance value is the minimum percentage that an edge may overlap the face and is included as a valid proximity detection pair. The default value is `25%`. Suppressed: Toggles suppression of the selected group. The default is No. If set to Yes, the group will be suppressed.
Statistics	Connections: Displays the number of connections associated with this parent object. Active Connections: Displays the number of connections that are currently active for this parent object (that is, not Suppressed).

Tree Dependencies

Valid Parent Tree Objects: Mesh and Mesh Edit.
Valid Child Tree Objects: Node Merge, Comment, Figure, and Image.

Insertion Methods

Use any of the following methods after highlighting the Node Merge Group object.

Click Node Merge Group or Node Merge on the Mesh EditContext tab.
Right-click the Mesh Edit object and select Insert > Node Merge Group or Insert > Node Merge.

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

Insert >
- Node Merge Group
- Node Merge
Generate
Suppress/Unsuppress
Enable/Disable Transparency
Search Connections for Duplicate Pairs
Delete Children

API Reference

See the Node Merge Group section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.