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97 <h1><img src="image154.gif" width="25px" height="27px" border="0" class="img_whs1">Convert to/from Quadratic Mesh</h1>
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99 <p>This functionality allows you to transtorm standard meshes to quadratic
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100 and vice versa. See <a href="adding_quadratic_nodes_and_elements.htm">Adding
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101 quadratic elements</a> for more information about quadratic meshes.</p>
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103 <p class="whs2">To
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104 produce a conversion:</p>
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106 <p class="whs3">1. From the Modification menu choose the
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107 Convert to/from Quadratic Mesh item, or click <img src="image154.gif" width="25px" height="27px" border="0" class="img_whs1">button in
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108 the toolbar. The following dialog box will appear:</p>
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112 <p class="whs3">2. In this dialog box you should select:
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117 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs3">if you wish to convert
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118 standard mesh to quadratic or quadratic to standard;</p></li>
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120 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs3">if you wish to place
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121 medium nodes of the quadratic mesh on the geometry (meshed object).</p></li>
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136 <p>Standard mesh (coarse mesh on a torus)</td>
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138 <p>Quadratic mesh</td></tr>
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141 <p class="whs3">3. Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply
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142 </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button.</p>
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