3 \page adding_nodes_and_elements_page Adding nodes and elements
5 \n In MESH you can add to your mesh different elements such as:
8 <li>\ref adding_nodes_anchor "Nodes"</li>
9 <li>\ref adding_0delems_anchor "0D Elements"</li>
10 <li>\ref adding_edges_anchor "Edges"</li>
11 <li>\ref adding_triangles_anchor "Triangles"</li>
12 <li>\ref adding_quadrangles_anchor "Quadrangles"</li>
13 <li>\ref adding_polygons_anchor "Polygons"</li>
14 <li>\ref adding_tetrahedrons_anchor "Tetrahedrons"</li>
15 <li>\ref adding_hexahedrons_anchor "Hexahedrons"</li>
16 <li>\ref adding_polyhedrons_anchor "Polyhedrons"</li>
19 <em>To add a node or an element to your mesh:</em>
21 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
23 <li>From the \b Modification menu choose the \b Add item, the
24 following associated submenu will appear:</li>
26 \image html image146.png
28 From this submenu select the type of element which you would like to add to your mesh.
31 <b>See Also</b> sample TUI Scripts of
32 \ref tui_adding_nodes_and_elements "Adding Nodes and Elements"
36 \anchor adding_nodes_anchor
39 \image html addnode.png
41 In this dialog box set coordinates for your node in the \b Coordinates
42 set of fields and click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your node will be
45 \image html add_node.png
48 \anchor adding_0delems_anchor
49 <h2>Adding 0D elements</h2>
51 \image html add0delement.png
53 In this dialog box specify the node which will form your 0d element by
54 selecting it in the 3D viewer and click the \b Apply or
55 <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your 0D element will be created:
57 \image html add_0delement.png
60 \anchor adding_edges_anchor
63 \image html addedge.png
65 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your edge by
66 selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
67 the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your edge will be created:
69 \image html add_edge.png
72 \anchor adding_triangles_anchor
73 <h2>Adding triangles</h2>
75 \image html addtriangle.png
77 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your triangle by
78 selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
79 the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your triangle will be created:
81 \image html add_triangle.png
84 \anchor adding_quadrangles_anchor
85 <h2>Adding quadrangles</h2>
87 \image html addquadrangle.png
89 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your quadrangle
90 by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
91 the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your quadrangle will be created:
93 \image html add_quadrangle.png
96 \anchor adding_polygons_anchor
97 <h2>Adding polygons</h2>
99 \image html addpolygon.png
101 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your polygon by
102 selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
103 the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button.
105 \image html add_polygone.png
108 \anchor adding_tetrahedrons_anchor
109 <h2>Adding tetrahedrons</h2>
111 \image html addtetrahedron.png
113 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your tetrahedron
114 by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
115 the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your tetrahedron will be created:
117 \image html image70.jpg
120 \anchor adding_hexahedrons_anchor
121 <h2>Adding hexahedrons</h2>
123 \image html addhexahedron.png
125 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your hexahedron
126 by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
127 the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your hexahedron will be created:
129 \image html image71.jpg
132 \anchor adding_polyhedrons_anchor
133 <h2>Adding polyhedrons</h2>
135 \image html a-createpolyhedralvolume.png
137 There are two different ways to add polyhedral volumes.
138 \n If you select \b Node as <b>Elements Type</b> you will specify the
139 nodes which will form the faces of your polyhedron by selecting the
140 nodes in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and clicking the \b
141 Add button to add the face in the list of Faces by Nodes, which will
142 form your polyhedron. Note, that it could be very useful to toggle
143 Polyhedron Preview checkbox to see the results of your selection.
144 \n The second way is somewhat simpler, however, there are cases when
145 it does not provide you with the necessary level of precision. If you
146 select \b Face as <b>Elements Type</b>, you will be able to select the faces
147 which will form your polyhedron in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift
148 button. If you've managed to obtain the necessary result, click the
149 \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button. Your polyhedron will be created:
151 \image html add_polyhedron.png