Collapse Edge

Mesh > Modify > By Element > Collapse Edge

Description

This option is used to collapse an element edge to the selected node.

Tolerance

The element edge which has length within this tolerance will be collapsed.

Automatic

Turn ON this toggle to proceed the process automatically after picking the entity. Choose a Node and a Element edge will automatically collapse the node.

Collapse Edge - "To mid position" is ON

This option is used to collapse an element edge to its mid position.

  1. Select an element edge is enough to collapse the edge and any one of the node in elemedge is preserved.
  2. Select an element edge and a node allows to preserve the selected node and collapse the edge.

Example

Steps

  1. Select a node and an element edge
  2. Elements connected to the element edge will be deleted
  3. Node selected will be equivalence with the other node of the element edge
Note:
  • Topological Edge should not be selected to Collapse.
  • Node should be selected from the element edge which has to be collapsed

Using cursor hover

Hovering on an element edge highlights the node position where the element edge gets collapsed. The node position is decided based on the current cursor location. If it is in the middle, collapse happens in the mid-position of the element edge.

Example