This quality control criterion consists in calculation of the maximal length of edges and diagonals of 3D mesh elements (tetrahedrons, pyramids, etc). For polyhedra the value is always zero.
-**To apply the Element Diameter 3D quality criterion to your mesh:**
+*To apply the Element Diameter 3D quality criterion to your mesh:*
-#. Display your mesh in the viewer.
-#. Choose **Controls > Volume Controls > Element Diameter 3D** or click **"Element Diameter 3D"** button in the toolbar.
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- **"Element Diameter 3D" button**
+#. Display your mesh in the viewer.
+#. Choose **Controls > Volume Controls > Element Diameter 3D** or click *"Element Diameter 3D"* button |img| in the toolbar.
- Your mesh will be displayed in the viewer with its elements colored according to the applied mesh quality control criterion:
+ Your mesh will be displayed in the viewer with its elements colored according to the applied mesh quality control criterion:
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-**See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_max_element_length_3d` operation.
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+**See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_max_element_length_3d` filter.