Hole Patching allows you to patch holes in the model to close the volume defined by the provided Include and Exclude material points in the Material Point control.
Note: You should have at least one Include material point to perform hole patching.
Hole Patching Details view has the following options:
General
Scope
Exclude Scoping Method: Allows you to specify the entities to be excluded while performing hole patching.
Exclude Scoping Pattern: Allows you to specify the name pattern to be excluded from the selected Scoping Method while performing hole patching.
Definition
Element Size: Allows you to specify the minimum feature element size of the input scope to be considered for patching holes. You can click
on the right
corner of the option and click Publish to publish
Element Size to the worksheet. You can parameterize
Element Size.Part Name: Allows you to provide the name for the created part after patching holes.
Face Zone Name: Allows you to provide the name for the created face zones after patching holes.
Label Name: Allows you to name the label attached to the patched hole faces.
Max Hole Size: Allows you to specify the maximum hole size to be considered for patching.