Equivalence
Use the Equivalence tool to find, tour, and equivalence duplicate nodes.
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From the Validate ribbon, click the
Equivalence tool.
Figure 1. - Optional:
Click
and define additional options.
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For Equivalence at, specify where to resolve a group of coincident
nodes (where the resulting single node lies).
- Lowest id: resolves coincident nodes at the location of the node with the lowest id.
- Mid-point: resolves all coincident nodes at the midpoint between
them.Note: This option results in a single node that does not exactly match any of the previous nodes' locations.
- Highest id: makes all nodes within the tolerance of the node with the highest node ID equivalent with that node.
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For Retain, select Lowest id or Highest id to determine if the resolved
node will retain the node ID of either the lowest or highest id in the
group.
Note: When equivalencing at the midpoint, the node will still be moved.
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For Equivalence at, specify where to resolve a group of coincident
nodes (where the resulting single node lies).
- From the guide bar, select a type of geometry to select.
- In the modeling window, select geometry.
- Optional:
Preview and equivalence individually.
- From the guide bar, click Review.
- Use the arrows on the guide bar to navigate between equivalences.
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Click
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Click
to equivalence all at once.
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Complete one of the following options:
- Click
to equivalence.
- Click
to equivalence and exit the tool.
- Click
to exit the tool without equivalencing.
- Click