3 \page copy_mesh_page Copy Mesh
5 \n A mesh can be created by copying a part of or the whole other mesh.
7 <em>To make a copy of a mesh:</em>
10 From the \b Mesh menu select <b>Copy Mesh</b> or click <em>"Copy Mesh"</em>
11 button in the toolbar.
13 \image html copy_mesh_icon.png
14 <center><em>"Copy Mesh" button</em></center>
17 The following dialog box will appear:
19 \image html copy_mesh_dlg.png
24 <li>specify the part of mesh to copy:
27 <li><b>Select the whole mesh, submesh or group</b> by mouse activating
28 this checkbox; or</li>
29 <li>choose mesh elements with the mouse in the 3D Viewer. It is
30 possible to select a whole area with a mouse frame; or</li>
31 <li>input the <b>Source Element IDs</b> directly in this field. The
32 selected elements will be highlighted in the viewer; or</li>
33 <li>apply Filters. <b>Set filter</b> button allows to apply a filter
34 to the selection of elements. See more about filters in the \ref
35 selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page.</li>
39 <li>specify the <b>New Mesh Name</b>;</li>
41 <li>specify the conditions of copying:
43 <li>activate <b>Generate groups</b> checkbox to copy the groups of
44 elements of the source mesh to the newly created mesh.</li>
45 <li>activate <b>Preserve IDs of elements</b> checkbox to keep
46 the IDs of new nodes and elements the same as the IDs of source nodes
51 <li>Click \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm the operation.</li>
54 <b>See Also</b> a sample
55 \ref tui_copy_mesh "TUI Example of mesh copying."