Align and Project Elements

Use the Align/Project tool to project entities to lines, surfaces, or planes then remap and offset projected nodes.

From the Topology ribbon, click the Align/Project tool.
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Align Elements

  1. From the Topology ribbon, click the Align/Project tool.
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  2. From the guide bar, select Align.
  3. Select nodes, node list, edges, or points as source geometry to align to target entities.
  4. Select what to align entities to and complete the associated process.
    OptionActions
    Node List
    1. Select Node List to align entities onto a node list.
    2. In the modeling window, select one or more nodes.
    3. Click .
    Edges
    1. Select Edges to align entities onto an edge.
    2. In the modeling window, select one or more edges.
    3. Click .
    Locations
    1. Select Locations to align entities onto a location or location list.
    2. In the modeling window, select one or more locations.
    3. Click .
    Lines
    1. Select Lines to align entities onto a line.
    2. In the modeling window, select one or more lines.
    3. Click .
The following examples show several different alignment use cases.
  • Project source nodes on to a target line
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  • Project nodes on to a smooth line (smooth lines can be defined using the location entity)
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  • Align nodes between start and end nodes
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  • Align nodes with respect to reference nodes
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  • Align + Remap
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  • Align + Offset
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Project Elements

  1. From the Topology ribbon, click the Align/Project tool.
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  2. From the guide bar, select Project.
  3. Select elements, lines, nodes, or points as source geometry to project onto target entities.
  4. Select what to project entities onto and complete the associated process.
    • To Surfaces
      1. Select To Surfaces to project entities onto a surface along either a user-defined direction or the normal to the surface.
      2. In the modeling window, select one or more surfaces.
      3. Click .
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    • To Plane
      1. Select To Plane to project entities onto a plane along a user-defined direction.
      2. In the modeling window, select a plane and use the Plane tool to project.

        The plane could be aligned to a surface/mesh/nodes, and so on.

      3. Click .
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    • To Vector
      1. Select To Vector to project entities onto a vector along a user-defined direction.
      2. In the modeling window, place the vector and use the Vector tool to define the direction of projection.

        All of the selected entities are projected along the same direction.

      3. Click .