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  90 <h1>Introduction to MESH</h1>\r
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  92 <p><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs1"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span> module of \r
  93  SALOME is destined for: </p>\r
  94 \r
  95 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
  96 \r
  97 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
  98         \r
  99         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import \r
 100  and export of meshes in MED format</a>,</p></li>\r
 101         \r
 102         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical \r
 103  models</a> previously created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH \r
 104  module allows to apply 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>\r
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 106         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
 107                 \r
 108                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 109                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>\r
 110                 \r
 111                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 112                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>\r
 113                 \r
 114                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 115                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>\r
 116                 \r
 117                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 118                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>\r
 119                 \r
 120                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 121                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li>\r
 122                 \r
 123                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic \r
 124  Length</a></p></li>\r
 125                 \r
 126                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 127                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element Area</a></p></li>\r
 128                 \r
 129                 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "\r
 130                         class=kadov-p><p class="whs4"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length from \r
 131  Edges</a></p></li>\r
 132                 \r
 133                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle \r
 134  Preference</a></p></li>\r
 135                 \r
 136                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max \r
 137  Element Volume</a></p></li>\r
 138         </ul>\r
 139         \r
 140         <li class=kadov-p><p>modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li>\r
 141         \r
 142         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
 143                 \r
 144                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> \r
 145  of nodes and elements</p></li>\r
 146                 \r
 147                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> \r
 148  of nodes and elements</p></li>\r
 149         </ul>\r
 150         \r
 151         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> \r
 152  and <a href="using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing operations on \r
 153  these groups</a> </p></li>\r
 154         \r
 155         <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> \r
 156  of meshes basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>\r
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 161 <p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>\r
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 163 <p class="whs7">for edges:</p>\r
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 165 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>\r
 166 \r
 167 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
 168         \r
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 170                 \r
 171                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../length.htm">Length of edges</a> \r
 172  </p></li>\r
 173                 \r
 174                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders \r
 175  at multi-connection</a></p></li>\r
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 177                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li>\r
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 181 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>\r
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 183 <p class="whs7">for faces:</p>\r
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 185 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>\r
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 187 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
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 189         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
 190                 \r
 191                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>\r
 192                 \r
 193                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>\r
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 195                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders \r
 196  at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>\r
 197                 \r
 198                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>\r
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 200                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>\r
 201                 \r
 202                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>\r
 203                 \r
 204                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>\r
 205                 \r
 206                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>\r
 207                 \r
 208                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>\r
 209         </ul>\r
 210 </ul>\r
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 212 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
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 214 <p class="whs7">for solids:</p>\r
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 216 <p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>\r
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 218 <ul type="disc" class="whs2">\r
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 220         <ul type="circle" class="whs3">\r
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 222                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio \r
 223  3D</a></p></li>\r
 224                 \r
 225                 <li class=kadov-p><p><a href="../volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>\r
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