Cyclic Match Control copies the mesh of the first selected faces or edges in the Match Control (the High Geometry Selection scoped in the Details View of the Match Control) to the second selected faces or edges in the control (the scoped Low Geometry Selection
To access the Match Control control,
On the Tree Outline, right-click Mesh and click Insert > Match Control.
or
On the Tree Outline, click Mesh and click Match Control in the Mesh Context tab on the Ribbon.
Right-click on the face or edge in the Geometry window and then select Insert > Match Control.
Scope
Scoping Method: Allows you to scope the geometry selections or named selections. The default value is Geometry Selection.
Geometry Selection: Allows you to scope the geometry faces. When you select Geometry Selection, the available options are:
High Geometry: Allows you to select the first faces or edges for the Match Control.
Low Geometry: Allows you to select the second faces or edges in the Match Control
Named Selection: Allows you to scope the bodies grouped under a named selection. When you select Named Selection the available option are:
High Boundary: Allows you to select the named selection for the Match Control.
Low Boundary: Allows you to select the named selection or edges in the Match Control.
Definition
Suppressed: Allows you to suppress the method control. The default value is No. When is set to Yes, the Active provides the number of suppressed parts and is read-only.
Transformation: Allows you to select the transformation type of match control. The default value is Cyclic.
Axis of Rotation: Defines the rotation for the match control axis.
Control Messages: Provides an error message when mesh fails. You can click Control Message to view the message. When a match is successful, the matched faces/edges have the same number of elements, and there is a direct one-to-one mapping between their nodes. If the Match Control fails on the face or edge pair, a small blue status icon (Picture ) appears to the left of the Match Control object icon in the Tree Outline.
Note: When a match is successful, the matched faces/edges have the same number of elements, and there is a direct one-to-one mapping between their nodes. If the Match Control fails on the face or edge pair, a small blue status icon (
) appears to the left of the Match
Control object icon in the Tree Outline.
When a cyclic Match Control is used together with Sizing controls, the controls on the high side have the higher precedence. Whatever controls are on the high faces or edges will be honored on the low faces or edges in the Match Control. Sizing controls applied to the low faces or edges will be honored only if the high side does not have the same controls, and only if the sizing is applied directly on the low topology (that is, applying the sizing on connected topologies will have no effect).
Note: The Meshing application inserts match controls for periodic regions automatically. See the Match Meshing and Symmetry section for more information.