Make Four Sided Face

Advanced > Gasket > Make Four Sided Face

Dialog Box

Make Four Sided Face is used to modify the faces into four edged face.

Select Body

In this option, we have to select body. It will find the faces which form two edge loops and break them.

Limitation
  • Supported only for mesh body/faces with Tri3 elements.
  • Supported only for faces which has single outer and single inner edge loop as shown below.

Example

The Face(s) in the input body is modified into four edged faces.

Select Face

In this option, we have to select face which has got a single edge loop. Break face depends upon the given thickness.

Limitation
  • Supported only for mesh body/faces with Tri3 elements.
  • Supported only for Faces which has single edge loop as shown below.

Tolerance

Tolerance is used to merge the edges(whose edge length is less than the given tolerance) to its adjacent edges.