\page changing_orientation_of_elements_page Changing orientation of elements
-\n Orientation of an element is changed by reverting the order of its nodes.
+\n Orientation of an element is changed by changing the order of its nodes.
<em>To change orientation of elements:</em>
<ol>
-<li>Display a mesh or a submesh in the 3D viewer.</li>
-<li>In the \b Modification menu select the \b Orientation item or click
-<em>Orientation</em> button in the toolbar.
+ <li>Select a mesh (and display it in the 3D Viewer if you are going to pick elements by mouse).</li>
+ <li>In the \b Modification menu select the \b Orientation item or click
+ <em>Orientation</em> button in the toolbar.
-<center>
+ <center>
\image html image79.png
<em>"Orientation" button</em>
-</center>
+ </center>
-The following dialog box will appear:
+ The following dialog box will appear:
-<center>
+ <center>
\image html orientaation1.png
-</center>
-<ul>
-<li><b>The main list</b> shall contain the elements which will be
-reoriented. You can click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will
-be highlighted. After that click the \b Add button and the ID of this
-element will be added to the list. To remove a selected element or
-elements from the list click the \b Remove button. The \b Sort button
-allows to sort the list of elements IDs. The <b>Set filter</b> button
-allows to apply a definite filter to selection of elements of your
-group.</li>
-<li><b>Apply to all</b> radio button allows to modify the orientation
-of all elements of the currently displayed mesh or submesh.</li>
-<li><b>Select from</b> set of fields allows to choose a submesh or an
-existing group whose elements will be automatically added to the
-list.</li>
-</ul>
-
-</li>
-<li>Click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm the operation.</li>
+ </center>
+ <li>Select type of elements to reorient: \b Face or \b Volume.</li>
+ <li><b>The main list</b> shall contain the elements which will be
+ reoriented. You can click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will
+ be highlighted. After that click the \b Add button and the ID of this
+ element will be added to the list. To remove a selected element or
+ elements from the list click the \b Remove button. The \b Sort button
+ allows to sort the list of elements IDs. The <b>Set filter</b> button
+ allows to apply a definite \ref filtering_elements "filter" to the
+ selection of elements.</li>
+ <li><b>Apply to all</b> radio button allows to modify the orientation
+ of all elements of the selected mesh.</li>
+ <li><b>Select from</b> set of fields allows to choose a sub-mesh or an
+ existing group whose elements can be added to the list.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ </li>
+ <li>Click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm the operation.</li>
</ol>
-<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
-\ref tui_orientation "Change Orientation" operation.
+<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
+\ref tui_orientation "Change Orientation" operation.
*/
