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106 <h1>About meshing algorithms</h1>
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108 <p><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> The SMESH module contains a set of meshing algorithms,
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109 which are used for meshing of all kinds of entities (1D, 2D, 3D) composing
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110 geometrical objects. They are as follows:</p>
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116 <li class=kadov-p><p>For meshing of 1D entities (<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>edges</B></span>):</p></li>
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127 class=kadov-p><p><a href="1d_meshing_algorithm.htm">Wire discretization
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136 <li class=kadov-p><p>For meshing of 2D entities (<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>faces</B></span>):</p></li>
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145 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="2d_meshing_algorithm.htm">Triangle
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146 meshing algorithm</a></p></li>
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157 <li class=kadov-p><p>For meshing of 3D entities (<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>volume
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158 objects</B></span>):</p></li>
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167 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="3d_meshing_algorithm.htm">Hexahedron
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168 meshing algorithm</a></p></li>
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170 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="tetrahedron_(netgen)_meshing_algorithm.htm">Tetrahedron
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171 meshing algorithm</a></p></li>
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177 <p class="whs5"><span style="font-style: italic;
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179 font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><I>To apply a meshing algorithm
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182 <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;">In the main menu select</font></span><span style="font-style: italic;
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184 font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif;"> <font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><I></I></font></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Hypotheses
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185 > </B></span><img src="../image8.gif" width="23px" height="22px" border="0" class="img_whs6"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create Algorithms</B></span></p>
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187 <p>The following menu will appear:</p>
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195 <p>Select one of the menu items and click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create</B></span>.</p>
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