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Prime Mesh Python client library 2025 R2

SurfaceSearch

Last update: 10.09.2025

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

Name Description
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(...) Gets search information regarding registered face elements of provided zonelets using a register id.
SurfaceSearch.get_surface_diagnostic_summary(params) Gets the surface diagnostic summary.
SurfaceSearch.get_surface_quality_summary(params) Gets the surface quality summary.
SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_folds(...) Search face zonelets to identify folds.
SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_invalid_normals(...) Search face zonelets to identify faces with invalid normals.
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(...) Search face zonelets to identify face elements intersecting with each other.
SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_spikes(...) Search face zonelets to identify spikes.
SurfaceSearch.search_zonelets_by_thin_strips(...) Search face zonelets to identify face element of thin strips(single layer of triangles between features).

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