\page creating_groups_page Creating groups
-\n In MESH you can create groups of elements of a certain type whose
-contents is defined in different ways. To create a group, in the \b
+\n In MESH you can create a group of elements of a certain type. The
+contents of the group can be defined in different ways. To create a group, in the \b
Mesh menu select <b>Create Group</b> item (also available in the
-contextual menu of the mesh).<br>
+context menu of the mesh).<br>
To create a group of any type you should define the following:
<ul>
<li><b>Mesh</b> - the mesh whose elements will form your
<ul>
<li>By adding all entities of the chosen type existing in the
mesh. For this, turn on the <b>Select All</b> check box. In this mode
- all controls, which allow selecting the entities in other ways are
+ all controls, which allow selecting the entities in other ways, are
disabled.</li>
<li>By applying the Filter. The <b>Set filter</b> button allows to
define the filter for selection of the elements for your group. See more
about filters on the
\ref selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page.<br>
- If the <b>Enable manual edition</b> check box is turned off, the defined
- filter defines contents of the group. In this mode, the filter is
- applied to all elements of the mesh. If none entity satisfies the
- filter, the \b Apply button is disabled.<br>
+ If the <b>Enable manual edition</b> check box is turned off, the
+ filter entirely defines the group contents. In this mode, the filter is
+ applied to all elements of the mesh. If there are no entities
+ corresponding to the filter, the \b Apply button is disabled.<br>
If the <b>Enable manual edition</b> check box is turned on, the defined
- filter can be used to for selection of entities composing the group.</li>
+ filter can be used to for selection of entities for the group.</li>
<li>By choosing entities manually with the mouse in the 3D Viewer. For
this, turn on the <b>Enable manual edition</b> check box. You can
click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted. After
<li>By adding entities from either a submesh or an existing
group. For this, turn on the <b>Enable manual edition</b> check
box. <b>Select from</b> set of fields allows to select a submesh or
- a group of an appropriate type.</li>
+ a group of the appropriate type.</li>
</ul>
In the <b>manual edition</b> mode you can
<ul>
-<li>click the \b Remove button to remove selected elements from the list</li>
+<li>click the \b Remove button to remove the selected elements from the list</li>
<li>click the <b>Sort List</b> button to sort the list of IDs of
mesh elements.</li>
</ul>
To create a group on geometry check <b>Group on geometry</b> in the \b
Group \b type field. The group on geometry contains the elements
of a certain type generated on the selected geometrical object. Group
-contents is dynamically updated if the mesh is modified.<br>
+contents are dynamically updated if the mesh is modified.<br>
To define a group, select in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer a
geometrical object from which the elements will be taken. After
confirmation of the operation a new group of mesh elements will be
operation.
-
\anchor group_on_filter <br><h2>"Group on Filter"</h2>
To create a group on filter check <b>Group on filter</b> in the <b>
Group type</b> field. The group on filter contains the elements
-of a certain type satisfying the defined filter. Group contents is
+of a certain type satisfying the defined filter. Group contents are
dynamically updated if the mesh is modified.<br> To define a group,
click the <b>Set filter</b> button and define criteria of the
filter in the opened dialog. After confirmation of the operation a
