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 # ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch

 Last update: 17.07.2025 

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# SurfaceSearch

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### *class* ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch(model)

SurfaceSearch allows you to check surface mesh quality.

SurfaceSearch performs surface mesh quality check based on different face quality measures.

- **Parameters:****model**: Server model to create SurfaceSearch object.

### Methods

NameDescription[`SurfaceSearch.check_face_deviation`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.check_face_deviation.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.check_face_deviation)(...)Gets information regarding the number of faces with a deviation higher than the tolerance.[`SurfaceSearch.get_search_info_by_register_id`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.get_search_info_by_register_id.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.get_search_info_by_register_id)(...)Gets search information regarding registered face elements of provided zonelets using a register id.[`SurfaceSearch.get_surface_diagnostic_summary`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.get_surface_diagnostic_summary.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.get_surface_diagnostic_summary)(params)Gets the surface diagnostic summary.[`SurfaceSearch.get_surface_quality_summary`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.get_surface_quality_summary.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.get_surface_quality_summary)(params)Gets the surface quality summary.[`SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_folds`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_folds.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_folds)(...)Search face zonelets to identify folds.[`SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_invalid_normals`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_invalid_normals.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_invalid_normals)(...)Search face zonelets to identify faces with invalid normals.[`SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_quality`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_quality.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_quality)(...)Search face zonelets with the provided quality parameters and applies register id on face elements found.[`SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_self_intersections`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_self_intersections.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_self_intersections)(...)Search face zonelets to identify face elements intersecting with each other.[`SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_spikes`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_spikes.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_spikes)(...)Search face zonelets to identify spikes.[`SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_thin_strips`](ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_thin_strips.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_thin_strips)(...)Search face zonelets to identify face element of thin strips(single layer of triangles between features).<a id="examples-using-surfacesearch"></a>