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90 <h1>Introduction to MESH</h1>\r
91 \r
92 <p><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs1"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span> module of \r
93  SALOME is destined for: </p>\r
94 \r
95 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
96 \r
97 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
98         \r
99         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import \r
100  and export of meshes in MED format</a>,</p></li>\r
101         \r
102         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical \r
103  models</a> previously created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH \r
104  module allows to apply 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>\r
105         \r
106         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
107                 \r
108                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
109                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>\r
110                 \r
111                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
112                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>\r
113                 \r
114                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
115                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>\r
116                 \r
117                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
118                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>\r
119                 \r
120                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
121                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li>\r
122                 \r
123                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic \r
124  Length</a></p></li>\r
125                 \r
126                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
127                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element Area</a></p></li>\r
128                 \r
129                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
130                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length from \r
131  Edges</a></p></li>\r
132                 \r
133                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle \r
134  Preference</a></p></li>\r
135                 \r
136                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max \r
137  Element Volume</a></p></li>\r
138         </ul>\r
139         \r
140         <li class=kadov-p><p>modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li>\r
141         \r
142         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
143                 \r
144                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> \r
145  of nodes and elements</p></li>\r
146                 \r
147                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> \r
148  of nodes and elements</p></li>\r
149         </ul>\r
150         \r
151         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> \r
152  and <a href="using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing operations on \r
153  these groups</a> </p></li>\r
154         \r
155         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> \r
156  of meshes basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>\r
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160 \r
161 <p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>\r
162 \r
163 <p class="whs7">for edges:</p>\r
164 \r
165 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>\r
166 \r
167 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
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170                 \r
171                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../length.htm">Length of edges</a> \r
172  </p></li>\r
173                 \r
174                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders \r
175  at multi-connection</a></p></li>\r
176                 \r
177                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li>\r
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180 \r
181 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>\r
182 \r
183 <p class="whs7">for faces:</p>\r
184 \r
185 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>\r
186 \r
187 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
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189         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
190                 \r
191                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>\r
192                 \r
193                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>\r
194                 \r
195                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders \r
196  at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>\r
197                 \r
198                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>\r
199                 \r
200                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>\r
201                 \r
202                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>\r
203                 \r
204                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>\r
205                 \r
206                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>\r
207                 \r
208                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>\r
209         </ul>\r
210 </ul>\r
211 \r
212 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
213 \r
214 <p class="whs7">for solids:</p>\r
215 \r
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221                 \r
222                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio \r
223  3D</a></p></li>\r
224                 \r
225                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>\r
226         </ul>\r
227 </ul>\r
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