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97 <h1>Mesh preferences</h1>
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99 <p>In the Mesh module you can set mesh preferences, which can be used in
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100 later sessions with this module. </p>
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104 <p class="whs1">General Preferences</p>
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108 <p><img src="pics/propm1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="668px" height="646px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p>
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112 <ul type="disc" class="whs3">
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114 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Update</p></li>
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116 <ul type="disc" class="whs3">
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118 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1"> <span
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119 style="font-weight: normal;">If you toggle</span>
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120 Automatic Update<span style="font-weight: normal;"> checkbox, the model
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121 in your viewer automatically updated whenever you make changes in it.</span></p></li>
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124 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Quality Controls.</p></li>
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126 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs4">If you toggle <span
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127 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display entity, </B></span>both faces and edges
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128 of an object will be displayed in the viewer by default .<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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129 <B></B></span></p></li>
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131 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs4">If you toggle <span
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132 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use precision</B></span> checkbox, you can display
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133 numbers in<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Quality Control</B></span> diagrams
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134 at the necessary level of precision.</p></li>
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136 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5">Precision
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137 - <span style="font-weight: normal;">can be defined by</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">the
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138 </span>Number of digits after point<span style="font-weight: normal;">
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139 in the corresponding field. By default, numbers in </span>Quality Control<span
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140 style="font-weight: normal;"> diagrams are presented as integers.</span>
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143 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5">Display
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144 mode - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to set Wireframe, Shading,
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145 Nodes or Shrink presentation mode as default.</span> </p></li>
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148 <ul type="disc" class="whs3">
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150 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs6">Mesh
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153 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs4">If you toggle <span
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154 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Automatically create groups for MED export</B></span>
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155 checkbox, this operation will be carried out automatically.</p></li>
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158 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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160 <p class="whs5"> </p>
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162 <p class="whs6">Mesh Preferences</p>
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164 <p class="whs8"> </p>
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166 <p class="whs1"><img src="pics/propm2.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="668px" height="646px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p>
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170 <ul type="disc" class="whs3">
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172 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Nodes</B></span>
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175 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Color</B></span>
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177 to select the color of nodes. Click on the colored line to access to the
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178 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><a href="select_color_and_font.htm">Select
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179 Color</a></B></span> dialog box. </p></li>
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181 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs10">Size
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182 - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to define the size of nodes.</span></p></li>
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184 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Elements</p></li>
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186 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fill
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187 </B></span> -
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188 allows to select the color of surface of elements (seen in Shading mode).
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189 Click on the colored line to access to the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><a href="select_color_and_font.htm">Select Color</a></B></span> dialog box. </p></li>
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191 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Outline</B></span>
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192 - allows to select the color of borders of elements. Click on the colored
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193 line to access to the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><a href="select_color_and_font.htm">Select
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194 Color</a></B></span> dialog box. </p></li>
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196 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Back
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197 Face</B></span> - allows to select the color of interior surface of elements.
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198 Click on the colored line to access to the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><a href="select_color_and_font.htm">Select Color</a></B></span> dialog box. </p></li>
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200 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Width</B></span>
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201 - allows to define the width of lines (edges and borders of elements).</p></li>
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203 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs10">Shrink
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204 coef. - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to define relative space
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205 of elements compared to gaps between them in shrink mode</span></p></li>
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210 <p class="whs1">Selection Preferences</p>
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214 <p><img src="pics/propm3.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="668px" height="646px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p>
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218 <ul type="disc" class="whs3">
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220 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Selection - <span style="font-weight: normal;">performed
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221 with mouse-indexing (preselection) and left-clicking on an object, whose
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222 appearance changes as defined in the</span> Preferences.</p></li>
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224 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs11">Object
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225 Color - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows
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226 to select the color of mesh (edges and borders of meshes) of the selected
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227 entity. Click on the colored line to access to the <a href="select_color_and_font.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Select
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228 Color</a> dialog box.</span> </p></li>
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230 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs11">Element
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231 color - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to select the color
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232 of surface of selected elements (seen in Shading mode).</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Click
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233 on the colored line to access to the <a href="select_color_and_font.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Select
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234 Color</a> dialog box.</span> </p></li>
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236 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Width</B></span>
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237 - allows to define the width of selected edges.</p></li>
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239 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Preselection - <span
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240 style="font-weight: normal;">performed with mouse-indexing on an object,
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241 whose appearance changes as defined in the</span> Preferences.</p></li>
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243 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs11">Highlight
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244 Color - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows
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245 to select the color of mesh (edges and borders of meshes) of the entity
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246 . Click on the colored line to access to the <a href="select_color_and_font.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Select
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247 Color</a> dialog box.</span> </p></li>
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249 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Width</B></span>
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250 - allows to define the width of preselected edges.</p></li>
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252 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Precision<span style="font-weight: normal;">
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253 - in this menu you can set the value of precision used for </span>Nodes<span
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254 style="font-weight: normal;"> and </span>Elements<span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></p></li>
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257 <p class="whs1"> </p>
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259 <p class="whs1">Scalar Bar Preferences</p>
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261 <p class="whs12"> </p>
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263 <p class="whs12"><img src="pics/propm4.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="668px" height="646px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p>
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267 <ul type="disc" class="whs3">
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269 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font - </B></span>in
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270 this menu you can set type, face and color for the font of<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>
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271 Title</B></span> and<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Labels.</B></span></p></li>
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273 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Colors &
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274 Labels - </B></span>in this menu you can set the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>
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275 number of colors </B></span>and the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> number
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276 of labels</B></span> in use<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>.</B></span></p></li>
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278 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">Orientation - <span
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279 style="font-weight: normal;">here you can choose between vertical and
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280 horizontal orientation of the</span> Scalar Bar.</p></li>
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282 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5">Origin
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283 & Size Vertical & Horizontal - a<span style="font-weight: normal;">llows
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284 to define placement (</span>X <span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span>
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285 Y<span style="font-weight: normal;">) and lookout (</span>Width and Height)
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286 <span style="font-weight: normal;">of Scalar Bars</span></p></li>
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288 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs11">X:
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289 <span style="font-weight: normal;">abscissa of the point of origin (from
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290 the left side)</span></p></li>
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292 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs11">Y:
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293 <span style="font-weight: normal;">ordinate of the origin of the bar (from
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294 the bottom)</span></p></li>
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