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88 <h1>Adding nodes and elements</h1>
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90 <p>In MESH you can add to your mesh different elements such as:</p>
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94 <ul type="disc" class="whs1">
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96 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_nodes">Nodes</a></p></li>
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98 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_edges">Edges</a></p></li>
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100 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_triangles">Triangles</a></p></li>
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102 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_quadrangles">Quadrangles</a></p></li>
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104 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_polygons">Polygons</a></p></li>
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106 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_tetrahedrons">Tetrahedrons</a></p></li>
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108 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_hexahedrons">Hexahedrons</a></p></li>
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110 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="#Adding_polyhedrons">Polyhedrons</a></p></li>
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115 <p class=TODO>To add a node or an element to your mesh:</p>
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117 <p class=TODO> </p>
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119 <p class="whs3">1. Select your mesh in the Object Browser
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120 or in the 3D viewer.</p>
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122 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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124 <p class="whs3">2. From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Modification
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125 </B></span>menu choose the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add </B></span>item,
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126 the following associated submenu will appear:</p>
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130 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image146.gif" width="155px" height="189px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></p>
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132 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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134 <p class="whs3">From this submenu select the type of element
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135 which you would like to add to your mesh. </p>
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137 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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139 <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See
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140 Also</B></span> sample TUI Scripts of <a href="../modifying_meshes.htm#bookmark">Adding
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141 Nodes and Elements</a><a href="../modifying_meshes.htm#bookmark8"> </a>operations.
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146 <h4><a name=Adding_nodes>Adding nodes</a></h4>
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148 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/addnode.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="222px" border="0" class="img_whs5"> </p>
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150 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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152 <p class="whs3"> <img src="../pics/add_node.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="257px" height="247px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p>
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154 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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156 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box set coordinates for your
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157 node in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Coordinates </B></span>set of
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158 fields and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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159 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your node will be created:</p>
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161 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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163 <h4><a name=Adding_edges>Adding edges</a></h4>
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167 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/addedge.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="231px" border="0" class="img_whs7"> <img src="../pics/add_edge.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="260px" height="255px" border="0" class="img_whs8"></p>
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169 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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171 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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172 will form your edge by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift
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173 button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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174 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your edge will be created:</p>
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176 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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178 <h4><a name=Adding_triangles>Adding triangles</a></h4>
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180 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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182 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/addtriangle.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="257px" border="0" class="img_whs9"> <img src="../pics/add_triangle.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="275px" height="254px" border="0" class="img_whs10"></p>
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184 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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186 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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187 will form your triangle by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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188 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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189 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your triangle will
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192 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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194 <h4><a name=Adding_quadrangles>Adding quadrangles</a></h4>
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196 <h4 class="whs11"><img src="../pics/addquadrangle.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="257px" border="0" class="img_whs9"> <img src="../pics/add_quadrangle.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="280px" height="258px" border="0" class="img_whs12"></h4>
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198 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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199 will form your quadrangle by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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200 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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201 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your quadrangle will
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204 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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206 <h4><a name=Adding_polygons>Adding polygons</a><a name=Adding_quadrangles1>
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209 <h4 class="whs11"><img src="../pics/addpolygon.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="257px" border="0" class="img_whs9"> <img src="../pics/add_polygone.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="251px" height="258px" border="0" class="img_whs13"></h4>
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211 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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212 will form your polygon by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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213 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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214 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. </p>
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216 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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218 <h4><a name=Adding_tetrahedrons>Adding tetrahedrons</a></h4>
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220 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/addtetrahedron.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="231px" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>
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222 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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224 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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225 will form your tetrahedron by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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226 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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227 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your tetrahedron will
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230 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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232 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image70.jpg" width="350px" height="184px" border="0" class="img_whs14"></p>
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234 <h4><a name=Adding_hexahedrons>Adding hexahedrons</a></h4>
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236 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/addhexahedron.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="231px" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>
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238 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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240 <p class="whs3">In this dialog box specify the nodes which
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241 will form your hexahedron by selecting them in the 3D viewer with pressed
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242 Shift button and click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or
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243 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button. Your hexahedron will
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246 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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248 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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250 <p class="whs3"><img src="../image71.jpg" width="350px" height="184px" border="0" class="img_whs14"></p>
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252 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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254 <h4><a name=Adding_polyhedrons>Adding polyhedrons</a></h4>
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256 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/a-createpolyhedralvolume.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="430px" border="0" class="img_whs15"> <img src="../pics/add_polyhedron.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="369px" height="360px" border="0" class="img_whs16"></p>
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258 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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260 <p class="whs3">There are two different ways to add polyhedral
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263 <p class="whs3">If you select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Node</B></span>
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264 as <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Elements Type</B></span> you will specify
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265 the nodes which will form the faces of your polyhedron by selecting the
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266 nodes in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button and clicking the <span
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267 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add</B></span> button to add the face in the list
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268 of Faces by Nodes, which will form your polyhedron. Note, that it could
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269 be very useful to toggle Polyhedron Preview checkbox to see the results
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270 of your selection. </p>
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272 <p class="whs3">The second way is somewhat simpler, however,
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273 there are cases when it does not provide you with the necessary level
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274 of precision. If you select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Face</B></span>
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275 as <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Elements Type</B></span>, you will be
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276 able to select the faces which
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277 will form your polyhedron in the 3D viewer with pressed Shift button.
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278 If you've managed to </p>
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280 <p class="whs3">obtain the necessary result, click the <span
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281 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK
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282 </B></span><span style="margin-left: 40px;">button. Your hexahedron will be
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283 created.</span></p>
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