presentation mode as default.
- <b>Representation of the 2D quadratic elements</b>
- - <b>Default mode of the 2D quadratic elements</b> combobox - allows
+ - <b>Default mode of the 2D quadratic elements</b> combo-box - allows
to select lines or arcs for representation of quadratic elements as default.
- <b>Maximum Angle</b> - maximum deviation angle used by the
application to build arcs.
- <b>Mesh export</b>
- - If you toggle <b>Automatically create groups for MED export</b> checkbox,
+ - If you toggle <b>Automatically create groups for MED export</b> check-box,
this operation will be carried out automatically.
- <b>Mesh computation</b>
- - <b>Show a computation result notification</b> combobox allows to
+ - <b>Show a computation result notification</b> combo-box allows to
select the notification mode about a mesh computation result.
There are 3 possible modes:
- <b>Never</b> - do not show the result dialog at all;
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- <b>Nodes</b> allows to define default parameters for nodes, which will be applied
- for a new created mesh only. Customization of already created meshes can be done using
- \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" that is called by click on popup menu of mesh.
+ for a newly created mesh only. Existing meshes can be customized using
+ \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" available from the context menu of a mesh.
- <b>Color</b> - allows to select the color of nodes. Click on the
colored line to access to the <b>Select Color</b> dialog box.
- <b>Type of marker</b> - allows to define the shape of nodes.
- <b>Scale of marker</b> - allows to define the size of nodes.
- <b>Elements</b> allows to define default parameters for different elements, which will be applied
- for a new created mesh only. Customization of already created meshes can be done using
- \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" that is called by click on popup menu of mesh.
+ for a newly created mesh only. Existing meshes can be customized using
+ \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" available from the context menu of a mesh.
- <b>Surface color</b> - allows to select the surface color of 2D elements
(seen in Shading mode). Click on the colored line to access to the
<b>Select Color</b> dialog box.
- <b>Groups</b>
- <b>Names color</b> - specifies color of group names to be used in
3D viewer.
- - <b>Default color</b> - specifies default group color, which is used
- when creating new mesh group (see \ref creating_groups_page "Create Group dialog box").
+ - <b>Default color</b> - specifies the default group color, which is used
+ to create a new mesh group (see \ref creating_groups_page "Create Group dialog box").
- <b>Numbering</b> allows to define properties of numbering functionality:
- <b>Nodes</b> - specifies text properties of nodes numbering
(font family, size, attributes, color).
- <b>Elements</b> - same for elements.
-- <b>Orientation of Faces</b> - allows to define the behavior of
- <b>Orientation of faces</b> functionality, which will be applied
- for a new created mesh only. Customization of already created meshes can be done using
- \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box" that is called by click on popup menu of mesh.
- - \b Color - allows to define the color of orientation vertors;
+- <b>Orientation of Faces</b> - allows to define default properties of orientation vectors.
+ These preferences will be applied to the newly created meshes only; properties of existing meshes
+ can be customized using \ref colors_size_page "Properties dialog box"
+ available from the context menu of a mesh.
+ - \b Color - allows to define the color of orientation vectors;
- \b Scale - allows to define the size of orientation vectors;
- - <b>3D Vector</b> checkbox allows to choose between 2D planar
+ - <b>3D Vector</b> check-box allows to choose between 2D planar
and 3D vectors.
<br><h2>Selection Preferences</h2>
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\note The following settings are default and will be applied for
-a new created mesh only. Customization of already created meshes
-can be done using local \ref scalar_bar_dlg "Scalar Bar Properties dialog box"
-that is called by click on popup menu of mesh.
+a newly created mesh only. Existing meshes
+can be customized using local \ref scalar_bar_dlg "Scalar Bar Properties dialog box"
+available from the context menu of a mesh.
- <b>Font</b> - in this menu you can set type, face and color for
the font of <b>Title</b> and <b>Labels</b>.
