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When I pull multiple faces, why do I get surface bodies instead of solid bodies?

Tagged: 2019 R1, ANSYS SpaceClaim DirectModeler, fluid-dynamics, General, Preprocessing: Geometry
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:58 am
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      To select multiple faces, you might have hold the Ctrl key. If you pull when holding the Ctrl key, it copies the faces. Try the following: 1) Hold the Ctrl key to make a copy of a face as you drag. 2) Hold the Ctrl key to select multiple faces, and then release the Ctrl key before using the Pull or Move tools.

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