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90 <h1>Introduction to MESH</h1>
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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
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93 SALOME is destined for: </p>
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99 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import
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100 and export of meshes in MED format</a>,</p></li>
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102 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical
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103 models</a> previously created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH
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104 module allows to apply 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>
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109 class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>
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112 class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>
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115 class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>
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118 class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>
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124 Length</a></p></li>
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127 class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element Area</a></p></li>
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130 class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length from
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133 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle
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134 Preference</a></p></li>
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136 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max
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137 Element Volume</a></p></li>
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140 <li class=kadov-p><p>modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li>
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144 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a>
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145 of nodes and elements</p></li>
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147 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a>
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148 of nodes and elements</p></li>
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151 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a>
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152 and <a href="using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing operations on
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153 these groups</a> </p></li>
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155 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a>
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156 of meshes basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>
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161 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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163 <p class="whs7">for edges:</p>
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165 <p class="whs5"> </p>
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171 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../length.htm">Length of edges</a>
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174 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders
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175 at multi-connection</a></p></li>
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181 <p class="whs5"> </p>
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183 <p class="whs7">for faces:</p>
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185 <p class="whs5"> </p>
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191 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>
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193 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>
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195 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders
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196 at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>
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198 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>
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200 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>
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202 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>
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204 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>
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206 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>
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208 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>
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214 <p class="whs7">for solids:</p>
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216 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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222 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio
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225 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>
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