Free Edge after merge duplicate nodes

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felix_fedi

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March 10, 2021 12:30 pm

(@felix_fedi)

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Hey guys i am doing a ICFD volume mesh with MS auto mesher in lsprepost. But after i merge all the duplicate nodes, there are still a free edge. will this free edge has an effect on my volume mesh and how can i delete this free edge?

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Negative Volume

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March 13, 2021 4:06 pm

(@negativevolume)

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Hi @felix_fedi,

So you are creating a volume (3D) from a 2D mesh and you want to make sure that a free edge doesn’t mess it up, correct? If you know where the free edge is, something I normally do would be to just delete those elements around that edge and remesh that hole with n-line mesher.