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_edges_anchor "Edges"</li>
10 <li>\ref adding_triangles_anchor "Triangles"</li>
11 <li>\ref adding_quadrangles_anchor "Quadrangles"</li>
12 <li>\ref adding_polygons_anchor "Polygons"</li>
13 <li>\ref adding_tetrahedrons_anchor "Tetrahedrons"</li>
14 <li>\ref adding_hexahedrons_anchor "Hexahedrons"</li>
15 <li>\ref adding_polyhedrons_anchor "Polyhedrons"</li>
18 <em>To add a node or an element to your mesh:</em>
20 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
22 <li>From the \b Modification menu choose the \b Add item, the
23 following associated submenu will appear:</li>
25 \image html image146.gif
27 From this submenu select the type of element which you would like to add to your mesh.
30 <b>See Also</b> sample TUI Scripts of
31 \ref tui_adding_nodes_and_elements "Adding Nodes and Elements"
35 \anchor adding_nodes_anchor
38 \image html addnode.png
40 In this dialog box set coordinates for your node in the \b Coordinates
41 set of fields and click the \b Apply or \b OK button. Your node will be
44 \image html add_node.png
47 \anchor adding_edges_anchor
50 \image html addedge.png
52 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your edge by
53 selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
54 the \b Apply or \b OK button. Your edge will be created:
56 \image html add_edge.png
59 \anchor adding_triangles_anchor
60 <h2>Adding triangles</h2>
62 \image html addtriangle.png
64 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your triangle by
65 selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
66 the \b Apply or \b OK button. Your triangle will be created:
68 \image html add_triangle.png
71 \anchor adding_quadrangles_anchor
72 <h2>Adding quadrangles</h2>
74 \image html addquadrangle.png
76 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your quadrangle
77 by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
78 the \b Apply or \b OK button. Your quadrangle will be created:
80 \image html add_quadrangle.png
83 \anchor adding_polygons_anchor
84 <h2>Adding polygons</h2>
86 \image html addpolygon.png
88 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your polygon by
89 selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
90 the \b Apply or \b OK button.
92 \image html add_polygone.png
95 \anchor adding_tetrahedrons_anchor
96 <h2>Adding tetrahedrons</h2>
98 \image html addtetrahedron.png
100 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your tetrahedron
101 by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
102 the \b Apply or \b OK button. Your tetrahedron will be created:
104 \image html image70.jpg
107 \anchor adding_hexahedrons_anchor
108 <h2>Adding hexahedrons</h2>
110 \image html addhexahedron.png
112 In this dialog box specify the nodes which will form your hexahedron
113 by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and click
114 the \b Apply or \b OK button. Your hexahedron will be created:
116 \image html image71.jpg
119 \anchor adding_polyhedrons_anchor
120 <h2>Adding polyhedrons</h2>
122 \image html a-createpolyhedralvolume.png
124 There are two different ways to add polyhedral volumes.
125 \n If you select \b Node as <b>Elements Type</b> you will specify the
126 nodes which will form the faces of your polyhedron by selecting the
127 nodes in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and clicking the \b
128 Add button to add the face in the list of Faces by Nodes, which will
129 form your polyhedron. Note, that it could be very useful to toggle
130 Polyhedron Preview checkbox to see the results of your selection.
131 \n The second way is somewhat simpler, however, there are cases when
132 it does not provide you with the necessary level of precision. If you
133 select \b Face as <b>Elements Type</b>, you will be able to select the faces
134 which will form your polyhedron in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift
135 button. If you've managed to obtain the necessary result, click the
136 \b Apply or \b OK button. Your polyhedron will be created:
138 \image html add_polyhedron.png