Switch to 3D View

Creation of the 3D geometry by extrusion of the 2D draft components into Z direction is performed during the model editor transition into 3D view. The model editor command 3D View in the View menu, or the button (2D/3D View) in the toolbox turns the 3D view on.

Note:

For successful results of extrusion following requirements should be met:

The 2D model should include at least one block with the FEA mesh built and at not less than two extrusion levels assigned.
None of the 2D model blocks with the FEA mesh built should have just one extrusion level.

If any of these requirements is not met, the error message is displayed and in the case 2 the corresponding blocks are highlighted. After successful transition the 3D extruded model is shown in the window. This 3D model includes the bodies, created by the extrusion of the blocks which satisfy the requirement 1 and objects of smaller dimensions at these body boundaries.

The model editor 3D view allows:

Viewing the image, which may be rotated, shifted and scaled;
Entities selection by mouse click or rectangular rubber box;
Hiding the entities or making them transparent;
Cutting the image by a plane to view in detail or select the objects covered by other objects, or look at the finite element mesh, etc.;
Assigning the labels to bodies, faces, edges or vertices to specify the material properties, boundary conditions or field sources;
Controlling the density of the 3D FEA mesh by setting the desired mesh spacing in some vertices;
Building and viewing the 3D FEA mesh.