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-/*!
-
-\page merging_elements_page Merging Elements
-
-\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a
-mesh. Two elements are considered coincident if they are based on the
-same set of nodes.
-
-\image html mergeelems_ico.png "Merge elements menu button"
-
-To merge elements choose in the main menu \b Modification -> \b Transformation
--> <b>Merge elements</b> item. The following dialog box shall
-appear:
-
-\image html mergeelems_auto.png
-
-In this dialog:
-<ul>
- <li>\b Name is the name of the mesh object whose elements will be
- merged.</li>
- <li>\b Automatic or \b Manual Mode allows choosing how the elements
- are processed. In the \b Automatic Mode all elements created on
- the same nodes will be merged. In \b Manual mode you can adjust
- groups of coincident elements detected by the program.
-
- If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
- available:
-
-\image html mergeelems.png
-<br>
-<ul>
- <li>\b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements found
- in the selected object.</li>
- <li><b>Coincident elements</b> is a list of groups of elements for
- merging. After the operation all elements of each group will
- be united into one element. The first element of a group is kept and
- the others are removed.
- <li>\b Remove button deletes the selected group from the list.</li>
- <li>\b Add button adds to the list a group of elements selected in the
- viewer with pressed "Shift" key.</li>
- <li><b>Select all</b> check-box selects all groups.</li>
- <li><b>Show double elements IDs</b> check-box shows/hides identifiers of
- elements of the selected groups in the 3D viewer.</li>
- <li><b>Edit selected group of coincident elements</b> list allows
- editing the selected group:
- <br><br>
- \image html add.png
- <center>adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.</center>
- <br>
- \image html remove.png
- <center>removes the selected elements from the group.</center>
- <br>
- \image html sort.png
- <center>moves the selected element to the first position in the
- group in order to keep it in the mesh.</center>
- <br>
- </li>
-</ul>
- <li>To confirm your choice click \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button.</li>
-</ul>
-
-In this picture you see a triangle which coincides with one of the
-elements of the mesh. After we apply <b>Merge Elements</b> functionality, the
-triangle will be completely merged with the mesh.
-
-\image html meshtrianglemergeelem1.png
-
-<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
-\ref tui_merging_elements "Merge Elements" operation.
-
-*/
