Assigning Wrapped Parts to Regions

There are three different procedures to assign wrapped parts to regions, depending on what you want to achieve.

To assign wrapped parts to regions:
  1. If you want to create interfaces from contacts between input parts and the output surface wrapper part, execute the Surface Wrapper operation with Create Weak Contacts with input parts activated before moving on to assign the surface wrapper part to a region:
    1. In the Surface Wrapper - Properties window, activate Create Weak Contacts.
      To select this option, make sure that the Per-Part Meshing option in the Surface Wrapper - Properties window is deactivated.
    2. Right click the Geometry > Operations > Surface Wrapper node and select Execute.
      In-place contacts are formed between Part Surfaces.
    3. Assign the surface wrapper part to a region. See Regions Layout Workflow.
      The contacts are converted to interfaces.
  2. If you do not want to create interfaces from contacts between input parts and the output surface wrapper part, you can:
    • Execute the surface wrapper operation with Create Weak Contacts deactivated in the Surface Wrapper - Properties window.
    • Assign parts to regions before executing the surface wrapper operation.

      If you do not need to create interfaces, you can execute the Surface Wrapper (with Create Weak Contacts deactivated) or Assign the surface wrapper part to a region in either order. If Create Weak Contacts is activated, assign parts to regions before executing the Surface Wrapper, otherwise interfaces are created.

  3. If you activate the Per-Part Meshing option in the Surface Wrapper - Properties window, no output parts form when you execute the Surface Wrapper operation. Instead, a new description node appears under the Descriptions manager. This description is a new representation of the input part.