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How to create electrodes from surfaces

FlorianHammrich
5-Regular Member

How to create electrodes from surfaces

This short guide explains how to create electrodes with surfaces in SMARTElectrode‌:

# Description Selection Result
1.

"Add" new electrode

Select burn-faces and press Strg+c and Strg+v

or press "CopyGeometry".

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2.

Activate filter for boundary edges

Select start and end of chain

Convert to "Edge-Chain" in context menu

Use "Extend in Direction" from context menu

and choose direction

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3.

Select curve chain

Use "Extend" from context menu

Choose method tangent and set distance to extend

Apply changes

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4.

Activate filter for boundary edges

Select start and end of chain

Convert to "Edge-Chain" in context menu

Use "Extend in Direction" from context menu

and choose direction

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5.

Activate filter for quilts and select quilt

Use "Attach" to connect with FREE_FACE and to create a solid

"Attach and add support" is also accessible for quilts

 

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6. Use "Mirror" and select surface to mirror solid 2016-09-14_023.png 2016-09-14_024.png
7.

Add "Base"

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Florian Hammrich
B&W Software GmbH
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