Surface

1. Click the Surface tool under EMA3D in the Ribbon within the Geometry section.

   

   Alternatively, right click Domain in the Simulation Tree, then select Geometry in the pop-up menu, and finally select Surface.

   

   For the subgrid domain, right click Sub-grid in the Simulation Tree, then select Geometry, and finally select Surface.

   

2. Four options for creating the plane appear within the model window:

   1. Custom Plane

      The default option is to create a custom plane by choosing three points that lie within the plane. To set the plane, select if it is not selected. Hover over the lattice boundary on which the point will be made. The lattice mesh will appear. Move the cursor over the mesh - the point coordinates will appear. Select a point on the lattice boundary within the desired plane and repeat two more times. A greyscale representation of the plane will appear as the points are selected. The final plane will appear once the third point is selected. This option can be used to create the most custom plane.

      

   2. Create X-Z Plane

      This option creates an X-Z plane that stretches across the entire boundary at a selected Y value. To set the plane, select . Hover over the domain, the lattice mesh will appear. Move the cursor over the mesh - the point coordinates will appear, as will a greyscale representation of the plane. Moving along the Y axis, select a point on the lattice boundary for the plane. The final plane will appear.

      

   3. Create X-Y Plane

      This option creates an X-Y plane that stretches across the entire boundary at a selected Z value. To set the plane, select . Hover over the domain, the lattice mesh will appear. Move the cursor over the mesh - the point coordinates will appear, as will a greyscale representation of the plane. Moving along the Z axis, select a point on the lattice boundary for the plane. The final plane will appear.

      

   4. Create X-Y Plane

      This option creates an Y-Z plane that stretches across the entire boundary at a selected X value. To set the plane, select . Hover over the domain, the lattice mesh will appear. Move the cursor over the mesh - the point coordinates will appear, as will a greyscale representation of the plane. Moving along the X axis, select a point on the lattice boundary for the plane. The final plane will appear.

      

3. Select to close the Surface tool.

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