Menu : FORMAT

Command: Faceted:Verify

Shortcut : None

This command takes a faceted model, and displays all the errors within the model.

As options, the user can choose to check only for gaps between the triangles, or to check also for intersections between the triangles.

The curves showing the problem areas are stored in new elements after the model. The element named "model.gaps" contains the gap boundaries. The element named "model.misc" contains curves representing all other kinds of errors, such as intersecting triangles. If one or the other of these elements is not produced, it means that such errors were not found.

Gaps within the model can be repaired with the command SURFACEÞFORMAT:Repair/Orient. Intersecting triangles, on the other hand, are usually caused by forgetting to trim some parts in the model, and are best dealt with by further working with the surface model.