Expand

Use this option to expand one or more solids by a set distance.

Instructions

On the Model menu, point to Triangle Utility, and then click Expand.

Triangulations to Expand

Names

Shows the list of triangulation solids that will be expanded.

Browse

Browse for files using the Browse button, or use the interface showing the available grid files in the current working directory.

Click on the name of the file(s) you want to select. Use the icons to go to the last folder visited, go up one level, or change the way details are viewed in the window.

    • To highlight multiple files that are adjacent to each other in the list, hold down the Shift key and click the first and last file names in that section of the list.

    • To highlight multiple non-adjacent files, hold down the Ctrl key while you click the file names.

Move the files to the selection list on the right side of the panel.

    • Click the button to move the highlighted files to the selection list on the right.

    • Click the button to move all the files to the selection list on the right.

    • Click the button to remove a highlighted file from the selection list.

    • Click the button to remove all files from the selection list.

Wildcard

Enter any characters used as wildcards.  Wildcard characters can be an * as well as regular characters.  For example, if the topo_* were used as a wildcard, the result might be topo _area2_aerial, topo _min, topo_ minmax, or topo _with_pit.

Click OK to return to the main panel when your selection is complete.

Screen Pick

In order to use the Screen Pick button, you will need to load the triangulation prior to selecting the Expand option.

Clear

Highlight a selection, or hold down Ctrl while selecting multiple files, then click Clear to remove them from the list.

Clear All

Removes all files from the list.

Expand Properties

Offset distance

Enter the distance from the current surface that you want to expand the solid(s).

Smooth / Course

Use the slider to set the resolution of the finished solid(s).

Apply post-simplification

Solids are created with a mesh draped over the framework to enhance the detail. At times however, this can cause some solids to become large regarding memory usage. If you do not want to utilise this feature, click this option to Apply post-simplification and mesh will not be created.