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diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/mesh_preferences.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/mesh_preferences.doc
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--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/mesh_preferences.doc
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@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
\page mesh_preferences_page Mesh preferences
-In the Mesh module you can set mesh preferences, which can be used in
-later sessions with this module.
+In the Mesh module you can set mesh preferences, which can be used right now
+or in later sessions with this module according to the preferences.
General Preferences
@@ -39,21 +39,22 @@ later sessions with this module.
mesh nodes, at which they are considered coincident by Double nodes
quality control.
-- Display mode - allows to set Wireframe, Shading, Nodes or Shrink
+- Display mode
+ - Default display mode - allows to set Wireframe, Shading, Nodes or Shrink
presentation mode as default.
- Representation of the 2D quadratic elements
- - Representation of the 2D quadratic elements combobox - allows
- to select lines or arcs for representation of quadratic elements.
+ - Default mode of the 2D quadratic elements combo-box - allows
+ to select lines or arcs for representation of quadratic elements as default.
- Maximum Angle - maximum deviation angle used by the
application to build arcs.
- Mesh export
- - If you toggle Automatically create groups for MED export checkbox,
+ - If you toggle Automatically create groups for MED export check-box,
this operation will be carried out automatically.
- Mesh computation
- - Show a computation result notification combobox allows to
+ - Show a computation result notification combo-box allows to
select the notification mode about a mesh computation result.
There are 3 possible modes:
- Never - do not show the result dialog at all;
@@ -130,13 +131,17 @@ later sessions with this module.
\image html pref22.png
-- Nodes
+- Nodes allows to define default parameters for nodes, which will be applied
+ for a newly created mesh only. Existing meshes can be customized using
+ \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" available from the context menu of a mesh.
- Color - allows to select the color of nodes. Click on the
colored line to access to the Select Color dialog box.
- Type of marker - allows to define the shape of nodes.
- Scale of marker - allows to define the size of nodes.
-- Elements
+- Elements allows to define default parameters for different elements, which will be applied
+ for a newly created mesh only. Existing meshes can be customized using
+ \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" available from the context menu of a mesh.
- Surface color - allows to select the surface color of 2D elements
(seen in Shading mode). Click on the colored line to access to the
Select Color dialog box.
@@ -149,8 +154,8 @@ later sessions with this module.
- Reversed volume color - allows to select the surface color
of reversed 3D elements. Use the slider to select the color generated basing on
the Volume color by changing its brightness and saturation.
- - 0D elements - allows to choose color of 0D mesh elements.
- - Balls - allows to choose color of discrete mesh elements (balls).
+ - 0D element color - allows to choose color of 0D mesh elements.
+ - Ball color - allows to choose color of discrete mesh elements (balls).
- Outline color - allows to select the color of element
borders.
- Wireframe color - allows to select the color of borders of
@@ -159,27 +164,32 @@ later sessions with this module.
- Size of 0D elements - specifies default size of 0D elements.
- Size of ball elements - specifies default size of discrete
elements (balls).
+ - Scale factor of ball elements - specifies default scale factor of discrete
+ elements (balls).
- Line width - allows to define the width of 1D elements (edges).
- Outline width - allows to define the width of borders of
2D and 3D elements (shown in the Shading mode).
- Shrink coef. - allows to define relative space of elements
compared to gaps between them in shrink mode.
-- Groups allows to define groups default properties:
+- Groups
- Names color - specifies color of group names to be used in
3D viewer.
- - Default color - specifies default group color.
+ - Default color - specifies the default group color, which is used
+ to create a new mesh group (see \ref creating_groups_page "Create Group dialog box").
- Numbering allows to define properties of numbering functionality:
- Nodes - specifies text properties of nodes numbering
(font family, size, attributes, color).
- Elements - same for elements.
-- Orientation of Faces - allows to define the behavior of
- Orientation of faces functionality:
- - \b Color - allows to define the color of orientation vertors;
+- Orientation of Faces - allows to define default properties of orientation vectors.
+ These preferences will be applied to the newly created meshes only; properties of existing meshes
+ can be customized using \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box"
+ available from the context menu of a mesh.
+ - \b Color - allows to define the color of orientation vectors;
- \b Scale - allows to define the size of orientation vectors;
- - 3D Vector checkbox allows to choose between 2D planar
+ - 3D Vector check-box allows to choose between 2D planar
and 3D vectors.
Selection Preferences
@@ -189,7 +199,7 @@ later sessions with this module.
- Selection - performed with mouse-indexing (preselection)
and left-clicking on an object, whose appearance changes as defined in
the Preferences.
- - Object Color - allows to select the color of mesh (edges and
+ - Object color - allows to select the color of mesh (edges and
borders of meshes) of the selected entity. Click on the colored line
to access to the Select Color dialog box.
- Element color - allows to select the color of surface of selected
@@ -198,7 +208,7 @@ later sessions with this module.
- Preselection - performed with mouse-indexing on an object,
whose appearance changes as defined in the Preferences.
- - Highlight Color - allows to select the color of mesh (edges and
+ - Highlight color - allows to select the color of mesh (edges and
borders of meshes) of the entity . Click on the colored line to access
to the Select Color dialog box.
@@ -209,6 +219,11 @@ later sessions with this module.
\image html pref24.png
+\note The following settings are default and will be applied for
+a newly created mesh only. Existing meshes
+can be customized using local \ref scalar_bar_dlg "Scalar Bar Properties dialog box"
+available from the context menu of a mesh.
+
- Font - in this menu you can set type, face and color for
the font of Title and Labels.