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93 <h1 class="whs1">Introduction to MESH</h1>
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95 <p class="whs2"> </p>
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97 <p class="whs2"><img src="i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span>
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98 module of SALOME is destined for: </p>
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100 <ul type="disc" class="whs4">
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102 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import and export of meshes
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103 in MED format</a>,</p></li>
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105 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical models</a> previously
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106 created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply
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107 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>
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111 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>
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113 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>
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115 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>
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117 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>
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119 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li>
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121 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic Length</a></p></li>
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123 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element
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126 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length
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127 from Edges</a></p></li>
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129 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle
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130 Preference</a></p></li>
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132 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max Element Volume</a></p></li>
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135 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">modification
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136 of locally generated meshes by</p></li>
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140 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> of nodes and elements</p></li>
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142 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> of nodes and
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146 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> and <a href="files/using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing
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147 operations on these groups</a> </p></li>
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149 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> of meshes
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150 basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>
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155 <p class="whs8">for edges:</p>
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161 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="length.htm">Length of edges</a> </p></li>
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163 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders at multi-connection</a></p></li>
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165 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li>
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169 <p class="whs8">for faces:</p>
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175 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>
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177 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>
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179 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>
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181 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>
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183 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>
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185 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>
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187 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>
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189 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>
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191 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>
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195 <p class="whs8">for solids:</p>
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201 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio 3D</a></p></li>
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203 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>
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