Cutting a face into triangles

This operation cuts a face into triangles by adding a node on the face and connecting the new node with face nodes.

To cut a face:

1. Select a mesh and display it in the 3D Viewer.

2. In the Modification menu select the Add node to triangle item or click “Add node to triangle” button in the toolbar.

   The following dialog box will appear:

   

3. Enter an ID of the face to split either by picking it in the 3D viewer or by typing its ID.

4. Press Selection button in Node location by mouse click group to activate specifying location of a new node. You can specify it

   • by clicking with your mouse on the face in the Viewer,

   • by typing coordinates in X, Y, Z fields,

   • by setting coordinates using arrows of spin boxes.

5. Activate Preview to see a result of the operation.

6. Click the Apply or Apply and Close button to confirm the operation.

See Also a sample TUI Script of a Cutting Triangles operation.