3 \page changing_orientation_of_elements_page Changing orientation of elements
5 \n Orientation of an element is changed by reverting the order of
6 nodes of the selected elements.
8 <em>To change orientation of elements:</em>
10 <li>Display a mesh or a submesh in the 3D viewer.</li>
11 <li>In the \b Modification menu select the \b Orientation item or click
12 <em>Orientation</em> button in the toolbar.
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15 <center><em>"Orientation" button</em></center>
17 The following dialog box will appear:
19 \image html orientaation1.png
22 <li><b>The main list</b> shall contain the elements which will be
23 reoriented. You can click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will
24 be highlighted. After that click the \b Add button and the ID of this
25 element will be added to the list. To remove a selected element or
26 elements from the list click the \b Remove button. The \b Sort button
27 allows to sort the list of elements IDs. The <b>Set filter</b> button
28 allows to apply a definite filter to selection of elements of your
30 <li><b>Apply to all</b> radio button allows to modify the orientation
31 of all elements of the currently displayed mesh or submesh.</li>
32 <li><b>Select from</b> set of fields allows to choose a submesh or an
33 existing group whose elements will be automatically added to the
38 <li>Click the \b Apply or \b OK button to confirm the operation.</li>
41 <br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
42 \ref tui_orientation "Change Orientation" operation.