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  82 <h1>Changing orientation of elements</h1>
  83
  84 <p>Orientation of an element is changed by reverting the order of nodes
  85  of the selected elements.</p>
  86
  87 <p>&nbsp;</p>
  88
  89 <p class=TODO>To change orientation of elements:</p>
  90
  91 <p>&nbsp;</p>
  92
  93 <p class="whs1">1. Display a mesh or a submesh in the 3D
  94  viewer.</p>
  95
  96 <p class="whs1">&nbsp;</p>
  97
  98 <p class="whs1">2. In the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Modification
  99  </B></span>menu select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation </B></span>item
 100  or click <img src="../image79.gif" width="21px" height="21px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> button in the toolbar. The following dialog box
 101  will appear:</p>
 102
 103 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 104
 105 <p class="whs1">&nbsp;</p>
 106
 107 <p class="whs1"><img src="../pics/orientaation1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="306px" height="425px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p>
 108
 109 <p class="whs1">&nbsp;</p>
 110
 111 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 112
 113 <ul type="disc" class="whs4">
 114
 115         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"><span
 116  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>The main list </B></span><span>shall contain the
 117  elements which will be reoriented.</span> You can click on an element
 118  in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted. After that click the <span
 119  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add </B></span>button and the ID of this element
 120  will be added to the list. To remove a selected element or elements from
 121  the list click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Remove </B></span>button.
 122  The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Sort </B></span>button allows to sort
 123  the list of elements IDs. The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Set filter
 124  </B></span>button allows to apply a definite filter to selection of elements
 125  of your group.</p></li>
 126
 127         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"><span
 128  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply to all </B></span><span>radio button allows
 129  to modify the orientation of all elements of the currently displayed mesh
 130  or submesh.</span></p></li>
 131
 132         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"><span
 133  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Select from </B></span>set of fields allows to
 134  choose a submesh or an existing group whose elements will be automatically
 135  added to the list.</p></li>
 136 </ul>
 137
 138 <p class="whs1">&nbsp;</p>
 139
 140 <p class="whs1">3. Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Apply
 141  </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK </B></span>button to confirm
 142  the operation.</p>
 143
 144 <p class="whs1">&nbsp;</p>
 145
 146 <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See
 147  Also</B></span> a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../modifying_meshes.htm#bookmark12">Change
 148  Orientation</a> operation. &nbsp;</p>
 149
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