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77 <h1>Introduction to SMESH</h1>
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79 <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
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80 SALOME is destined for: </p>
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86 <li class=kadov-p><p>import and export of meshes in MED format,</p></li>
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88 <li class=kadov-p><p>meshing geometrical models previously created
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89 or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply 1D, 2D,
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90 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>
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94 <li class=kadov-p><p>Local length</p></li>
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96 <li class=kadov-p><p>Number of segments</p></li>
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98 <li class=kadov-p><p>Max Element Area</p></li>
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100 <li class=kadov-p><p>Max Element Volume</p></li>
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103 <li class=kadov-p><p>modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li>
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107 <li class=kadov-p><p>Addition/deletion of nodes and elements</p></li>
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109 <li class=kadov-p><p>Moving nodes and elements</p></li>
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112 <li class=kadov-p><p>grouping mesh elements and performing operations
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113 on these groups </p></li>
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115 <li class=kadov-p><p>quality control of meshes basing on a set of definite
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116 criteria -</p></li>
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119 <p class="whs4"> </p>
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121 <p class="whs5">for edges:</p>
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129 <li class=kadov-p><p>Length of edges </p></li>
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131 <li class=kadov-p><p>Borders at multi-connections</p></li>
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133 <li class=kadov-p><p>Free borders</p></li>
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137 <p class="whs4"> </p>
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139 <p class="whs5">for faces:</p>
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147 <li class=kadov-p><p>Area </p></li>
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149 <li class=kadov-p><p>Free edges</p></li>
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151 <li class=kadov-p><p>Borders at multi-connection 2D</p></li>
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153 <li class=kadov-p><p>Length 2D</p></li>
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155 <li class=kadov-p><p>Minimum angle</p></li>
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157 <li class=kadov-p><p>Taper</p></li>
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159 <li class=kadov-p><p>Aspect Ratio</p></li>
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161 <li class=kadov-p><p>Warping </p></li>
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163 <li class=kadov-p><p>Skew</p></li>
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169 <p class="whs5">for solids:</p>
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177 <li class=kadov-p><p>Aspect ratio 3D</p></li>
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