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87 <h1>Adding nodes and elements</h1>
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89 <p>In SMESH you can add to your mesh different elements such as:</p>
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93 <ul type="disc" class="whs1">
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95 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_nodes">Nodes</a></p></li>
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97 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_edges">Edges</a></p></li>
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99 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_triangles">Triangles</a></p></li>
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101 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_quadrangles">Quadrangles</a></p></li>
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103 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_tetrahedrons">Tetrahedrons</a></p></li>
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105 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_hexahedrons">Hexahedrons</a></p></li>
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110 <p class=TODO>To add a node or an element to your mesh:</p>
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112 <p class=TODO> </p>
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114 <p class="whs3">1. Select your mesh in the Object Browser
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115 or in the 3D viewer.</p>
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117 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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119 <p class="whs3">2. From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Modification
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120 </B></span>menu choose the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add </B></span>item,
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121 the following associated submenu will appear:</p>
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127 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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129 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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131 <p class="whs3">From this submenu select the type of element
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132 which you would like to add to your mesh. The corresponding dialog box
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135 <h4><a name=Adding_nodes>Adding nodes</a></h4>
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137 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image60.jpg" width="250px" height="127px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p>
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139 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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141 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box set coordinates for your
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142 node in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Coordinates </B></span>set of
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143 fields and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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144 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your node will be created:</p>
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146 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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150 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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152 <h4><a name=Adding_edges>Adding edges</a></h4>
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156 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image65.jpg" width="250px" height="170px" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>
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158 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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160 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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161 will form your edge by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift
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162 button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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163 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your edge will be created:</p>
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165 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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167 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image67.jpg" width="350px" height="183px" border="0" class="img_whs8"></p>
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169 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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171 <h4><a name=Adding_triangles>Adding triangles</a></h4>
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173 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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175 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image64.jpg" width="250px" height="194px" border="0" class="img_whs9"></p>
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177 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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179 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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180 will form your triangle by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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181 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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182 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your triangle will
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189 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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191 <h4><a name=Adding_quadrangles>Adding quadrangles</a></h4>
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193 <h4 class="whs11"><img src="../image63.jpg" width="250px" height="195px" border="0" class="img_whs12"></h4>
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195 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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196 will form your quadrangle by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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197 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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198 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your quadrangle will
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205 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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207 <h4><a name=Adding_tetrahedrons>Adding tetrahedrons</a></h4>
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209 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image62.jpg" width="250px" height="171px" border="0" class="img_whs13"></p>
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211 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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213 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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214 will form your tetrahedron by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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215 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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216 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your tetrahedron will
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219 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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223 <h4><a name=Adding_hexahedrons>Adding hexahedrons</a></h4>
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227 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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229 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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230 will form your hexahedron by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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231 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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232 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your hexahedron will
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