3 \page mesh_preferences_page Mesh preferences
5 In the Mesh module you can set mesh preferences, which can be used in
6 later sessions with this module.
8 <h2>General Preferences</h2>
10 \image html pref21.png
13 <li><b>Update</b></li>
15 <li>If you toggle <b>Automatic Update</b> checkbox, the model in your
16 viewer automatically updated whenever you make changes in it.</li>
18 <li><b>Quality Controls</b></li>
20 <li>If you toggle <b>Display entity</b>, both faces and edges of an
21 object will be displayed in the viewer by default.</li>
22 <li>If you toggle <b>Use precision</b> checkbox, you can display numbers in
23 <b>Quality Control</b> diagrams at the necessary level of precision.</li>
25 <li><b>Precision</b> - can be defined by the <b>Number of digits after point</b> in
26 the corresponding field. By default, numbers in <b>Quality Control</b>
27 diagrams are presented as integers.</li>
28 <li><b>Display mode</b> - allows to set Wireframe, Shading, Nodes or Shrink
29 presentation mode as default.</li>
30 <li><b>Mesh export</b></li>
32 <li>If you toggle <b>Automatically create groups for MED export</b> checkbox,
33 this operation will be carried out automatically.</li>
34 <li>If you toggle <b>Automatic renumbering</b> checkbox, the exported
35 mesh will be renumbered automatically</li>
37 <li><b>Mesh computation</b></li>
39 <li><b>Show a computation result notification</b> combobox allows to
40 select the notification mode about a mesh computation result.
41 There are 3 possible modes:</li>
43 <li><b>Never</b> - do not show the result dialog at all;</li>
44 <li><b>Errors only</b> - the result dialog will be shown if there were
45 some errors during a mesh computation;</li>
46 <li><b>Always</b> - show the result dialog after each mesh
47 computation. This is a default mode.</li>
51 <h2>Mesh Preferences</h2>
53 \image html pref22.png
58 <li><b>Color</b> - allows to select the color of nodes. Click on the
59 colored line to access to the \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color"
61 <li><b>Size</b> - allows to define the size of nodes.</li>
63 <li><b>Elements</b></li>
65 <li><b>Fill</b> - allows to select the color of surface of elements
66 (seen in Shading mode). Click on the colored line to access to the
67 \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color" dialog box.</li>
68 <li><b>Outline</b> - allows to select the color of borders of
69 elements. Click on the colored line to access to the
70 \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color" dialog box.</li>
71 <li><b>Back Face</b> - allows to select the color of interior surface
72 of elements. Click on the colored line to access to the
73 \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color" dialog box.</li>
74 <li><b>Width</b> - allows to define the width of lines (edges and borders of elements).</li>
75 <li><b>Shrink coef.</b> - allows to define relative space of elements
76 compared to gaps between them in shrink mode.</li>
78 <li><b>Orientation of Faces</b> - allows to define the behavior of
79 <b>Orientation of faces</b> functionality</li>
81 <li> \b Color - allows to define the color of orientation vertors;</li>
82 <li> \b Scale - allows to define the size of orientation vectors;</li>
83 <li> <b> 3D Vector </b> checkbox allows to choose between 2D planar
88 <br><h2>Selection Preferences</h2>
90 \image html pref23.png
93 <li><b>Selection</b> - performed with mouse-indexing (preselection)
94 and left-clicking on an object, whose appearance changes as defined in
95 the <b>Preferences</b>.</li>
97 <li><b>Object Color</b> - allows to select the color of mesh (edges and
98 borders of meshes) of the selected entity. Click on the colored line
99 to access to the \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color" dialog
101 <li><b>Element color</b> - allows to select the color of surface of selected
102 elements (seen in Shading mode). Click on the colored line to access
103 to the \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color" dialog box.</li>
104 <li><b>Width</b> - allows to define the width of selected edges. </li>
106 <li><b>Preselection</b> - performed with mouse-indexing on an object,
107 whose appearance changes as defined in the <b>Preferences</b>.</li>
109 <li><b>Highlight Color</b> - allows to select the color of mesh (edges and
110 borders of meshes) of the entity . Click on the colored line to access
111 to the \ref select_color_and_font_page "Select Color" dialog box.</li>
112 <li><b>Width</b> - allows to define the width of preselected edges.</li>
114 <li><b>Precision</b> - in this menu you can set the value of precision
115 used for <b>Nodes</b>, <b>Elements</b> and <b>Objects</b>.</li>
118 <br><h2>Scalar Bar Preferences</h2>
120 \image html pref24.png
123 <li><b>Font</b> - in this menu you can set type, face and color for
124 the font of <b>Title</b> and <b>Labels</b>.</li>
125 <li><b>Colors & Labels</b> - in this menu you can set the <b>number of
126 colors</b> and the <b>number of labels</b> in use.</li>
127 <li><b>Orientation</b> - here you can choose between vertical and
128 horizontal orientation of the <b>Scalar Bar</b></li>.
129 <li><b>Origin & Size Vertical & Horizontal</b> - allows to define
130 placement (<b>X</b> and <b>Y</b>) and lookout (<b>Width</b> and
131 <b>Height</b>) of Scalar Bars</li>
133 <li><b>X</b>: abscissa of the point of origin (from the left
135 <li><b>Y</b>: ordinate of the origin of the bar (from the bottom)</li>