Dump

Dump Triangulation Attributes

Use the Dump option to dump triangulation information, such as points, triangle objects and centroids, into either an underlay or design layer. Dumping various attributes of a triangulation enables you to take advantage of the design data editing and labelling tools.

To create a triangulation from the dumped triangle objects, use the From Triangles option.

Instructions

On the Model menu, point to Triangle Edit, and then click Dump option

Select the triangulation. If there is only one triangulation loaded onscreen, then it will be automatically selected.

The following panel is then displayed.

Boundary

Select this check box to dump the boundary of the triangulation. This is identical to the boundary option provided in the Model > Triangle Utility > Check option. If the boundary is dumped to a layer, then each polygon is stored as a separate object. If distinct polygons share vertices, then the shared vertices will be duplicated.

Points

Select this check box to dump triangulation points. If the points are dumped to a layer, then all of the points are stored as a single object. Points used by more than one triangle are not duplicated hence each vertex of the triangulation is stored once.

Triangles

Select this check box to dump triangles (facets). If the triangles are dumped to a layer, then each triangle is stored as a separate object. Each triangle is stored as a polygon containing three points, shared points are duplicated.

Centroids

Select this check box to dump centroids. The centroid of a triangle is the point at the intersection of three lines, each drawn from the mid-point of a side to the opposite vertex. If the centroids are dumped to a layer, then all of the points are stored as a single object. The centroid of each triangle is distinct.