Compress nodes: Remove nodes, which are close
together
This command
compresses the nodal data by eliminating nodes, which are close (within a given
tolerance) together. Before compressing all related nodes can be checked
graphically by pressing “Plot”. Pressing “Apply” causes the compression to be
done.
Following dialog
shows the available options:
Element
selection
The nodes
of all selected elements are considered.
Eps
The
tolerance for nodes to be merged into one node must be given. Nodes with a
distance lower than this value are merged into a single node. When reading a
structure from AutoCAD compression is done automatically.
Plot
Nodes
within given tolerance eps are marked by a colored symbol
Individual
nodes
Nodes
within given tolerance are marked. Afterwards two nodes at a time have to be
selected graphically which are merged into a single node. Canceling is done by
right mouse button.