Extract External Volume Panel
Use the following properties to define the external volume extraction.
External Body | Specifies the external body. The inner bodies are subtracted from the external body. Typically this is the fluid domain. | |
Merge Type | Defines the tolerance method to use in the operation. | |
Precise | Uses the default internal model precision of 1.0E-8 m as the tolerance. This tolerance setting requires that faces of separate bodies be within 1.0E-8 m of each other. This option takes a minimum amount of computational time and works well for all coincident faces and surfaces. | |
Tolerant Edges | Reduces the model precision by using a higher tolerance value that you provide on all the edges in the model. This option causes any further geometry operations to use the lower precision model. | |
Tolerant Faces | Finds the coincident faces within the specified tolerance. This option is well-suited for skewed faces without sacrificing the precision on the rest of the model. | |
Tolerant Faces and Edges | Provides a combination of the | and the options. Only use this option if the other options fail.|
Tolerance | Specifies the tolerance value for the operation. This property only becomes active when you choose a tolerant merge type. | |
Allow non-manifold condition | Temporarily allows non-manifold conditions while performing volume extraction. | |
Inner Bodies to Subtract | Specifies the extraction method when extracting the external volume. | |
All | Extracts all inner bodies from the outer body. | |
Selected | Extracts only the selected bodies from the external body. | |
Inner Bodies | Specifies the inner bodies to extract from the external body. | |
Transfer Names | Transfers names from the inner bodies to the extracted volume. You can transfer face names and body names. Activate the Face Names option to transfer custom face names from the inner bodies to the extracted volume. If both the external body and inner body contain a custom name, the name on the external body has precedence. Activate the Body Names option to transfer the name of the inner body to faces on the same inner body that do not have a custom name. | |
Create Body Group | When activated, creates a body group for the resulting body. When deactivated, the resulting body is placed at the same level as the input bodies. |