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78 <h1>Introduction to MESH</h1>
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80 <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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81 SALOME is destined for: </p>
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87 <li class=kadov-p><p>import and export of meshes in MED format,</p></li>
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89 <li class=kadov-p><p>meshing geometrical models previously created
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90 or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply 1D, 2D,
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91 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>
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95 <li class=kadov-p><p>Local length</p></li>
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97 <li class=kadov-p><p>Number of segments</p></li>
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99 <li class=kadov-p><p>Max Element Area</p></li>
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101 <li class=kadov-p><p>Max Element Volume</p></li>
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104 <li class=kadov-p><p>modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li>
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108 <li class=kadov-p><p>Addition/deletion of nodes and elements</p></li>
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110 <li class=kadov-p><p>Moving nodes and elements</p></li>
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113 <li class=kadov-p><p>grouping mesh elements and performing operations
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114 on these groups </p></li>
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116 <li class=kadov-p><p>quality control of meshes basing on a set of definite
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117 criteria -</p></li>
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124 <p class="whs6">for edges:</p>
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132 <li class=kadov-p><p>Length of edges </p></li>
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134 <li class=kadov-p><p>Borders at multi-connections</p></li>
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136 <li class=kadov-p><p>Free borders</p></li>
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142 <p class="whs6">for faces:</p>
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150 <li class=kadov-p><p>Area </p></li>
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152 <li class=kadov-p><p>Free edges</p></li>
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154 <li class=kadov-p><p>Borders at multi-connection 2D</p></li>
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156 <li class=kadov-p><p>Length 2D</p></li>
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158 <li class=kadov-p><p>Minimum angle</p></li>
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160 <li class=kadov-p><p>Taper</p></li>
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162 <li class=kadov-p><p>Aspect Ratio</p></li>
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164 <li class=kadov-p><p>Warping </p></li>
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166 <li class=kadov-p><p>Skew</p></li>
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172 <p class="whs6">for solids:</p>
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180 <li class=kadov-p><p>Aspect ratio 3D</p></li>
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