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96 <h1>2D Meshing Hypotheses</h1>
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101 class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area"><span
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102 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Max Element Area</B></span></a></p></li>
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105 class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges"><span
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106 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Length from Edges</B></span></a></p></li>
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109 class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference" style="font-weight: bold;">Quadrangle
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110 Preference</a></p></li>
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113 <h3><a name=max_element_area>Max Element Area </a></h3>
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115 <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Max Element Area </B></span>hypothesis
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116 is applied for meshing of 2D faces composing your geometrical object.
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117 Definition of this hypothesis consists of setting the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>maximum
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118 area </B></span>of meshing elements (depending on the chosen meshing algorithm
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119 it can be <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>triangles</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>quadrangles</B></span>),
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120 which will compose the mesh of these 2D faces. </p>
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126 <p class="whs5"> </p>
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128 <p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See Also</B></span>
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129 a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../defining_hypotheses_tui.htm#bookmark4">Maximum
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130 Element Area hypothesis</a> operation. </p>
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136 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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138 <p class="whs3"> </p>
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140 <h3><a name=length_from_edges>Length from Edges</a></h3>
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142 <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Length from edges</B></span> hypothesis
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143 builds 2D mesh segments having a length calculated as an average edge
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144 length for a given wire. </p>
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148 <p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See Also</B></span>
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149 a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../defining_hypotheses_tui.htm#bookmark6">Length
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150 from Edges hypothesis</a> operation. </p>
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154 <h3><a name="quadrangle preference">Quadrangle Preference</a></h3>
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156 <p>This algorithm can be used only together with Quadrangle (Mapping) algorithm.
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157 It allows to build quadrangular meshes even if the number of nodes at
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158 the opposite edges of a meshed face is not equal, otherwise this mesh
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159 will contain some triangular elements.</p>
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