3 \page removing_nodes_and_elements_page Removing nodes and elements
5 \n In MESH you can remove nodes and all types of cells of your mesh.
8 <li>\ref removing_nodes_anchor "Nodes"</li>
9 <li>\ref removing_elements_anchor "Elements"</li>
10 <li>\ref clear_mesh_anchor "Clear Mesh Data"</li>
14 \anchor removing_nodes_anchor
15 <h2>Removing nodes</h2>
17 <em>To remove a node:</em>
19 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
21 <li>From the Modification menu choose Remove and from the associated
22 submenu select the Remove nodes, or just click <em>"Remove nodes"</em>
23 button in the toolbar.
25 \image html image88.gif
26 <center><em>"Remove nodes" button</em></center>
28 The following dialog box will appear:
30 \image html removenodes.png
32 In this dialog box you can specify one or several nodes
34 <li>Choosing them manually with the mouse in the 3D Viewer. You can
35 click on a node in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted</li>
36 <li>Applying Filters. The <b>Set filter</b> button allows to apply a
37 definite filter to selection of the nodes. See more
39 \ref selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page.</li>
44 \note Be careful while removing nodes because if you remove a definite
45 node of your mesh all adjacent elements will be also deleted.
48 \anchor removing_elements_anchor
49 <h2>Removing elements</h2>
51 <em>To remove an element:</em>
53 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
55 <li>From the \b Modification menu choose \b Remove and from the
56 associated submenu select the Remove elements, or just click
57 <em>"Remove elements"</em> button in the toolbar.
59 \image html remove_elements_icon.png
60 <center><em>"Remove elements" button</em></center>
62 The following dialog box will appear:
64 \image html removeelements.png
66 In this dialog box you can specify one or several elements
68 <li>Choosing them manually with the mouse in the 3D Viewer. You can
69 click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted</li>
70 <li>Applying Filters. The <b>Set filter</b> button allows to apply a
71 definite filter to selection of the elements. See more
73 \ref selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page.</li>
76 <li>Click \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> to confirm deletion of the specified elements.</li>
79 \image html remove_nodes1.png "The initial mesh"
81 \image html remove_nodes2.png "The mesh with some elements removed"
84 \anchor clear_mesh_anchor
85 <h2>Clearing Mesh Data</h2>
87 <em>To remove all nodes and all types of cells in your mesh at once:</em>
89 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
91 <li>From the Modification menu choose Remove and from the associated
92 submenu select the Clear Mesh Data, or just click <em>"Clear Mesh Data"</em>
93 button in the toolbar. You can also right-click on the mesh in the
94 Object Browser and select Clear Mesh Data in the pop-up menu.
97 \image html mesh_clear.png
98 <center><em>"Clear Mesh Data" button</em></center>
101 <br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
102 \ref tui_removing_nodes_and_elements "Removing Nodes and Elements" operation.