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 (with pressed
33 Shift button) by choosing them in the 3D viewer.
37 \note Be careful while removing nodes because if you remove a definite
38 node of your mesh all adjacent elements will be also deleted.
40 \image html remove_nodes1.png
42 \image html remove_nodes2.png
45 \anchor removing_elements_anchor
46 <h2>Removing elements</h2>
48 <em>To remove an element:</em>
50 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
52 <li>From the \b Modification menu choose \b Remove and from the
53 associated submenu select the Remove elements, or just click
54 <em>"Remove elements"</em> button in the toolbar.
56 \image html remove_elements_icon.png
57 <center><em>"Remove elements" button</em></center>
59 The following dialog box will appear:
61 \image html removeelements.png
63 In this dialog box you can specify one or several elements of your
64 mesh (with pressed Shift button) by choosing them in the 3D viewer.
66 <li>Click \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> to confirm deletion of the specified elements.</li>
69 \image html remove_elements1.png
71 \image html remove_elements2.png
75 \anchor clear_mesh_anchor
76 <h2>Clearing Mesh Data</h2>
78 <em>To remove all nodes and all types of cells in your mesh at once:</em>
80 <li>Select your mesh in the Object Browser or in the 3D viewer.</li>
82 <li>From the Modification menu choose Remove and from the associated
83 submenu select the Clear Mesh Data, or just click <em>"Clear Mesh Data"</em>
84 button in the toolbar. You can also right-click on the mesh in the
85 Object Browser and select Clear Mesh Data in the pop-up menu.
88 \image html mesh_clear.png
89 <center><em>"Clear Mesh Data" button</em></center>
92 <br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
93 \ref tui_removing_nodes_and_elements "Removing Nodes and Elements" operation.