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96 <h1>Creating groups</h1>
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98 <p class="whs1"><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">In
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99 MESH you can create groups of elements of different types and having definite
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100 properties.</span></p>
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102 <p class="whs1"> </p>
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104 <p class=TODO>To create a group of elements:</p>
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106 <p class=TODO> </p>
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108 <p class="whs3">1. In the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mesh
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109 </B></span><span>menu select </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create
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110 Group</B></span><span>. The following dialog box will appear:</span></p>
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112 <p class="whs4"> </p>
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114 <p class="whs5"> <img src="../pics/creategroup.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="565px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p>
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116 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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118 <p class="whs7">This dialog box contains
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119 the following fields which should be filled:</p>
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121 <p class="whs5"> </p>
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123 <ul type="disc" class="whs8">
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125 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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126 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mesh: </B></span>the name of the mesh whose elements
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127 will form your group. You can enter the name manually or select your mesh
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128 in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer.</p></li>
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130 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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131 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Elements Type </B></span>set of radio buttons allows
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132 to select the type of elements which will form your group:</p></li>
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134 <ul type="disc" class="whs8">
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136 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Nodes</p></li>
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138 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Edges
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141 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Faces</p></li>
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143 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Volumes</p></li>
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146 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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147 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Name </B></span><span>field allows to enter the
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148 name of your new group.</span></p></li>
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150 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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151 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Group type </B></span>set of radio buttons allows
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152 to select the type of your group: </p></li>
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154 <ul type="disc" class="whs8">
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156 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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157 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Standalone group </B></span> consisting
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158 of mesh elements.</p></li>
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160 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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161 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Group on geometry </B></span><span>consisting of
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162 geometrical elements.</span> If you choose this type of group your dialog
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163 box will change and it will look like as follows:</p></li>
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167 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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169 <p class="whs10"><img src="../pics/a-creategroup.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="312px" border="0" class="img_whs11"></p>
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171 <p class="whs10"> </p>
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173 <p class="whs10">In this dialog box you should enter the name
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174 of the geometrical object (you can enter the name manually or select your
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175 geometrical object in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer) from which
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176 the elements will be taken. And after confirmation of the operation MESH
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177 will create a new group consisting of geometrical elements of the previously
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180 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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182 <ul type="disc" class="whs8">
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184 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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185 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Content </B></span>field<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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186 <B></B></span>allows to manually define the mesh elements which will form your
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187 group. You can click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted.
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188 After that click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add </B></span>button
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189 and the ID of this element will be added to the list. To remove a selected
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190 element or elements from the list click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Remove
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191 </B></span>button. The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Sort </B></span>button
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192 allows to sort the list of elements IDs. The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Set
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193 filter </B></span>button allows to apply a definite filter to selection of
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194 the elements of your group. See more about filters on the <a href="../selection_filter_library.htm">Selection
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195 filter library</a> page</p></li>
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197 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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198 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Select from </B></span>set of fields allows to
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199 choose a submesh or an existing group whose elements of the previously
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200 defined type will be added to the list of elements which will form your
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204 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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206 <p class="whs7">2. Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK
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207 </B></span>button to confirm creation of your group or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cancel
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208 </B></span>to quit this dialog box.</p>
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210 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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212 <p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See Also</B></span>
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213 a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../grouping_elements.htm#bookmark">Create
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214 Group</a> operation. </p>
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216 <p class="whs12"> </p>
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