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+.. _warping_page:
+
+*******
+Warping
+*******
+
+.. image:: ../images/image24.gif
+ :align: center
+
+**Warping** indicates that a face is not planar and is applied only to
+2D elements with 4 nodes. This quality control criterion is based on a
+projection plane created by:
+
+#. bisecting the four element edges,
+#. creating a point on the plane at the vector average of the corners, where the x-axis extends from the point to the bisector on edge 2.
+
+The plane normal is in the direction of the cross product of the
+x-axis and the vector from the origin to the bisector of edge 3. Every
+corner of the quad will then be a distance *h* from the plane. The
+length of each half edge is measured and the shortest length is
+assigned *l*. The warp angle is the arcsine of the ratio of the
+projection height *h* to the half edge length *l*.
+
+*To apply the Warping quality criterion to your mesh:*
+
+.. |img| image:: ../images/image39.png
+
+#. Display your mesh in the viewer.
+#. Choose **Controls > Face Controls > Warping Angle** or click *"Warping angle"* button |img| of the toolbar.
+
+ Your mesh will be displayed in the viewer with its elements colored according to the applied mesh quality control criterion:
+
+ .. image:: ../images/image97.jpg
+ :align: center
+
+
+**See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_warping` filter.
