Detect: Brick Faces

Description

Identifies and highlights edges of external brick faces that are not connected to other brick faces according to rules set underView Settings: Free Edge Tab.

Once set, the function remains active to dynamically highlight brick faces as the model is changed. To stop highlighting brick faces, deactivate the function.

Dialog

A number of selection options may be applied upon activating the function.

Select free faces

If set, identified brick free faces are selected. Cannot be set in conjunction with Select whole element.

Select whole element

If set, bricks with identified free face are selected. Cannot be set in conjunction with Select free faces.

Select nodes on free faces

If set, nodes on identified brick free faces are selected. Cannot be set in conjunction with Select nodes on element.

Select nodes on element

If set, all nodes on bricks with identified free faces are selected. Cannot be set in conjunction with Select nodes on free edges.

Right-click functions

Right-click the Detect/Brick Face icon to open View Settings: Free Edge Tab.

See Also

• View Settings: Free Edge Tab