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77 <h1>Taper</h1>\r
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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>Taper</B></span> mesh quality \r
80  criterion represents the ratio of the areas of two triangles separated \r
81  by a diagonal. So it can be calculated only for elements consisting of \r
82  4 nodes.</p>\r
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86 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
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88 <p class=TODO>&nbsp;</p>\r
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90 <p class=TODO>To apply the Taper quality criterion to your mesh:</p>\r
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92 <p class=TODO>&nbsp;</p>\r
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94 <p class="whs3">1. Display your mesh in the viewer.</p>\r
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96 <p class="whs3">&nbsp;</p>\r
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98 <p class="whs3">2. Choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Controls \r
99  &gt; Taper </B></span>or click <img src="../image36.gif" width="24px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs4"> button in the toolbar. Your mesh \r
100  will be displayed in the viewer with its elements colored according to \r
101  the applied mesh quality control criterion:</p>\r
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