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77 <h1>Viewing meshes</h1>
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79 <p>After definition of algorithms and hypotheses a new mesh is listed in
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80 the Object Browser. Right-click on it and select <img src="image28.gif" width="25px" height="24px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> <span
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81 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Compute</B></span> - the mesh will be automatically
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82 displayed in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><a href="files/vtk_3d_viewer.htm">VTK
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83 3D Viewer</a>.</B></span> Alternatively click<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>
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84 Display only</B></span> to hide all other objects at the same time. </p>
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88 <p>After the mesh has appeared in the Viewer, you can select it with left
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89 mouse click and get
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90 information about it, change its presentation parameters and access to
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91 other useful options by right-clicking on the selected mesh<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>.</B></span></p>
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101 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Erase all</B></span>
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103 to hide all objects in the viewer</p></li>
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105 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Update</B></span>
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106 - refreshes the presentation of your mesh in the Object Browser, applying
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107 all recent changes.</p></li>
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109 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="files/viewing_mesh_info.htm#advanced infos" style="font-weight: bold;">Advanced Mesh Infos</a>
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111 more detailed information about the mesh. </p></li>
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113 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"><a href="files/viewing_mesh_info.htm#standard_infos">Standard
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114 Mesh Infos</a> - <span style="font-weight: normal;">provides basic information
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115 about the mesh.</span></p></li>
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117 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><a href="files/displaying_nodes_numbers.htm">Numbering</a></B></span>
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119 to display the ID numbers of all meshing elements or nodes composing your
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120 mesh in the viewer.</p></li>
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122 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"><a href="presentation.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Display
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123 Mode</a> - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to select between
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124 Wireframe, Shading and Nodes presentation.</span></p></li>
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126 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="display_entity.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Display Entity</a>
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127 - allows to display Faces, Edges or both. </p></li>
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129 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Colors / Size</B></span>
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130 - allows to select color and size of meshes.</p></li>
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132 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="transparency.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Transparency</a>
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133 - allows to change the transparency of mesh elements.</p></li>
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135 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="clipping.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Clipping</a> - allows
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136 to create cross-sections of the selected objects.</p></li>
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138 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="files/about_quality_controls.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Quality Controls</a>
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139 - graphically presents various information about meshes.</p></li>
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141 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Erase</B></span>
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142 - allows to hide the selected mesh from the viewer. </p></li>
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144 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display Only</B></span>
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145 -allows to display only the selected mesh, hiding all other from the viewer.</p></li>
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147 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Dump view</B></span>
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148 - exports an object from the viewer in bmp, png, jpg or jpeg image format.
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151 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Change background</B></span>
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152 - allows to redefine the background color. By default it is black. </p></li>
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