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+<h1 class="whs1">Introduction to MESH</h1>\r
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+<p class="whs2"> </p>\r
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+<p class="whs2"><img src="i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span> \r
+ module of SALOME is destined for: </p>\r
+\r
+<ul type="disc" class="whs4">\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import and export of meshes \r
+ in MED format</a>,</p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical models</a> previously \r
+ created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply \r
+ 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic Length</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element \r
+ Area</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length \r
+ from Edges</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle \r
+ Preference</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max Element Volume</a></p></li>\r
+ </ul>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">modification \r
+ of locally generated meshes by</p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> of nodes and elements</p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> of nodes and \r
+ elements</p></li>\r
+ </ul>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> and <a href="files/using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing \r
+ operations on these groups</a> </p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> of meshes \r
+ basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>\r
+</ul>\r
+\r
+<p class="whs6"><img src="image7.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="472px" height="355px" align="right" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>\r
+\r
+<p class="whs8">for edges:</p>\r
+\r
+<ol type="disc" class="whs9">\r
+ \r
+ <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="length.htm">Length of edges</a> </p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders at multi-connection</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li>\r
+ </ul>\r
+</ol>\r
+\r
+<p class="whs8">for faces:</p>\r
+\r
+<ol type="disc" class="whs9">\r
+ \r
+ <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>\r
+ </ul>\r
+</ol>\r
+\r
+<p class="whs8">for solids:</p>\r
+\r
+<ol type="disc" class="whs9">\r
+ \r
+ <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio 3D</a></p></li>\r
+ \r
+ <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>\r
+ </ul>\r
+</ol>\r
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