Using Polyline form (Mat Foundation)

Used to create irregularly shaped regions, which can be used to represent slab edges in the Meshing Setup.

Opens when Mat Foundation job > Mesh Generation > Add Meshing Region > Using Polyline is selected.

Note: Polyline regions may be drawn in graphically using the Mat Boundary by Polyline tool, found in the Ribbon toolbar .

Setting	Description
No. of Boundary Points	The number of vertices in the polyline boundary.
Generate Table	Populates the table with a number of rows equal to the No. of Boundary Points specified.
Unit	Select a unit of length for all coordinates in the table.
Polyline coordinates table	Each row represents a polyline vertex. The X,Y, and Z coordinates for each poly line vertex. Note that coordinates should be specified in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to prevent the polyline from crossing itself (which will in turn produce an error during meshing).
Add Region	Creates a meshing region in the job. The new region will be displayed in a light blue outline in the View window.