Modify MeshAdd Normals

The Add Normals to Mesh command enables you to compute and set normals to the nodes of a triangular mesh.

• Select the meshes you wish to add normals to.
  
  
  
  
• You can specify what to do with the original meshes. In the Base Entities drop-down list, select one of the following:
  • Modify — to modify the original meshes with normals to the nodes.
    
  • Hide — to hide the original meshes, though keeping them in the model.
    
  • Keep — to keep the original meshes, leaving them visible.
    
  
  

Computing normals to the nodes has various applications, including amongst others, the smooth shading for Draft analysis on meshes.

Draft analysis without normals to nodes	Draft analysis with normals to nodes