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114 <h1>Adding nodes and elements</h1>
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116 <p>In SMESH you can add to your mesh different elements such as:</p>
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120 <ul type="disc" class="whs1">
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122 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">Nodes</p></li>
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124 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">Edges</p></li>
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126 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">Triangles</p></li>
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128 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">Quadrangles</p></li>
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130 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">Tetrahedrons</p></li>
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132 <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Hexahedrons</B></span></p></li>
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137 <p class=TODO>To add a node or an element to your mesh:</p>
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139 <p class=TODO> </p>
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141 <p class="whs3">1. Select your mesh in the Object Browser
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142 or in the 3D viewer.</p>
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144 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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146 <p class="whs3">2. From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Modification
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147 </B></span>menu choose the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add </B></span>item,
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148 the following associated submenu will appear:</p>
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152 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image73.gif" width="157px" height="132px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></p>
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154 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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156 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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158 <p class="whs3">From this submenu select the type of element
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159 which you would like to add to your mesh. The corresponding dialog box
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162 <h4>Adding nodes</h4>
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164 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image60.jpg" width="250px" height="127px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p>
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166 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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168 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box set coordinates for your
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169 node in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Coordinates </B></span>set of
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170 fields and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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171 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your node will be created:</p>
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173 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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175 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image66.jpg" width="350px" height="181px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p>
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177 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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179 <h4>Adding edges</h4>
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183 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image65.jpg" width="250px" height="170px" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>
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185 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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187 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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188 will form your edge by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift
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189 button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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190 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your edge will be created:</p>
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192 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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194 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image67.jpg" width="350px" height="183px" border="0" class="img_whs8"></p>
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196 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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198 <h4>Adding triangles</h4>
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200 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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202 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image64.jpg" width="250px" height="194px" border="0" class="img_whs9"></p>
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204 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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206 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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207 will form your triangle by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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208 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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209 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your triangle will
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212 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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216 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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218 <h4>Adding quadrangles</h4>
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220 <h4 class="whs11"><img src="../image63.jpg" width="250px" height="195px" border="0" class="img_whs12"></h4>
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222 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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223 will form your quadrangle by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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224 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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225 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your quadrangle will
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228 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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230 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image69.jpg" width="350px" height="183px" border="0" class="img_whs8"></p>
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232 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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234 <h4>Adding tetrahedrons</h4>
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236 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image62.jpg" width="250px" height="171px" border="0" class="img_whs13"></p>
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238 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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240 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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241 will form your tetrahedron by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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242 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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243 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your tetrahedron will
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246 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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248 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image70.jpg" width="350px" height="184px" border="0" class="img_whs14"></p>
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250 <h4>Adding hexahedrons</h4>
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252 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image61.jpg" width="250px" height="172px" border="0" class="img_whs15"></p>
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254 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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256 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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257 will form your hexahedron by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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258 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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259 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your hexahedron will
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