Show Instances

Geometry > Body > Show Instances

Introduction

This tool identifies the instance bodies among the input bodies. For mesh body input, the identical bodies get identified as instances. The comparison for identical involves physical properties such as surface area, volume, and principal moment of inertia.

  • Find instances of

    Turn on this toggle to find the instances of the given reference bodies from the input bodies.

    • Find identical patterns

      Turn on this toggle to consider these reference bodies as a pattern and identify the identical patterns that resemble the reference input.

  • Consider identical bodies as instances

    In the case of CAD body input, turn on this toggle to find the identical bodies as instances.

  • Group identified instances as

    By default, a group gets created for each instance group.

    Use this toggle to create a sub-model or bin for identified instances.

Example 1

It shows bodies in group display mode. The similar color represents instance bodies.

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  • Output

Example 2

It shows identical patterns based on the reference input. The similar color represents the identified patterns.

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  • Output