For a description of generic settings common to all tools in the Toolbox, see Working in Tool Settings Dialog Boxes.
The Mesh tool is for creating surfaces, skirted surfaces and solid bodies by defining the elevation of its relevant nodes and interpolating between them.
A mesh is created on the foundation of the Mesh Reference Plane and the ridges of the Mesh.
You draw the main contours of the mesh projected to Mesh Reference Plane. You can then raise the characteristic points of the mesh’s top surface out of this plane.
For more information, see Meshes.
Mesh Geometry and Positioning Panel
Mesh Height: Set the depth (if any) to which the Mesh will extend below the Mesh Reference Plane.
•The resulting base elevation will be displayed as a negative value in the Info Box.
Offset to Home Story: Set the height of the Mesh Reference Plane as measured from its Home Story.
Home Story
See Home Story.
Choose a method for constructing the Mesh:
•Surface Only
•Surface with Skirt
•Solid Body
Building Material: Use the pop-up to choose a Building Material for the Mesh.
Mesh Floor Plan and Section Panel
See Element Display in Floor Plan and Section
Note: These settings only apply to solid bodies, not to surface-only or skirted Meshes.
Note: The line type of meshes displayed on remote stories is set in Options > Project Preferences > Legacy.
•Ridge Selection: Define whether to Show all Ridges or Show User-Defined Ridges (i.e., only those that you have defined when drawing the Mesh.)
•Ridge Pen: Use the pop-up to assign a pencolor to both user-defined and generated ridges.
Cover Fills
See Assign a Cover Fill.
This panel affects the 3D display of the mesh.
For more information, see Align 3D Texture.
3D Appearance
Control the appearance of the generated ridges (either sharp or smooth) in the 3D model.
•All Ridges Sharp: Show the mesh in the 3D window with sharply connecting triangles.
•User Defined Sharp: Show the mesh surfaces with sharply connecting User Defined Ridges, and with smoothly connecting surfaces everywhere else.
•All Ridges Smooth: Show the mesh with smoothly connecting surfaces.
If you choose All Ridges Smooth, only user-defined ridges will appear in 3D view.