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  96 <h1>2D Meshing Hypotheses</h1>
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 100         <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
 101                 class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area"><span
 102  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Max Element Area</B></span></a></p></li>
 103
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 105                 class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges"><span
 106  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Length from Edges</B></span></a></p></li>
 107
 108         <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ color: #000000; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
 109                 class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference" style="font-weight: bold;">Quadrangle
 110  Preference</a></p></li>
 111 </ul>
 112
 113 <h3><a name=max_element_area>Max Element Area </a></h3>
 114
 115 <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Max Element Area </B></span>hypothesis
 116  is applied for meshing of 2D faces composing your geometrical object.
 117  Definition of this hypothesis consists of setting the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>maximum
 118  area </B></span>of meshing elements (depending on the chosen meshing algorithm
 119  it can be <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>triangles</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>quadrangles</B></span>),
 120  which will compose the mesh of these 2D faces. </p>
 121
 122 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 124 <p class="whs3"><img src="../pics/a-maxelarea.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="332px" height="212px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></p>
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 126 <p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>
 127
 128 <p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See Also</B></span>
 129  a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../defining_hypotheses_tui.htm#bookmark4">Maximum
 130  Element Area hypothesis</a> operation. &nbsp;</p>
 131
 132 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 133
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 135
 136 <p class="whs3">&nbsp;</p>
 137
 138 <p class="whs3">&nbsp;</p>
 139
 140 <h3><a name=length_from_edges>Length from Edges</a></h3>
 141
 142 <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Length from edges</B></span> hypothesis
 143  builds 2D mesh segments having a length calculated as an average edge
 144  length for a given wire. </p>
 145
 146 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 147
 148 <p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See Also</B></span>
 149  a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../defining_hypotheses_tui.htm#bookmark6">Length
 150  from Edges hypothesis</a> operation. &nbsp;</p>
 151
 152 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 153
 154 <h3><a name="quadrangle preference">Quadrangle Preference</a></h3>
 155
 156 <p>This algorithm can be used only together with Quadrangle (Mapping) algorithm.
 157  It allows to build quadrangular meshes even if the number of nodes at
 158  the opposite edges of a meshed face is not equal, otherwise this mesh
 159  will contain some triangular elements.</p>
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