\page viewing_meshes_overview_page Viewing meshes
-\n After definition of algorithms and hypotheses a new mesh is listed
-in the Object Browser. Right-click on it and select \b Compute - the
-mesh will be automatically displayed in the <b>VTK 3D Viewer</b>.
-Alternatively click <b>Display only</b> to hide all other objects at
-the same time.
+By default a just \ref compute_anchor "computed" mesh will be
+automatically displayed in the <b>VTK 3D Viewer</b>. (You can switch
+off \ref automatic_update_pref "Automatic Update" preference parameter
+to prevent this.)
+Click <b>Display only</b> to hide all other objects at the same time.
<b>VTK 3D Viewer</b> is described in detail in the documentation on <b>GUI module</b>.
-\n After the mesh has appeared in the Viewer, you can select it with
+
+Use the following \ref mesh_preferences_page "preference parameters"
+to adjust how the mesh is displayed by default:
+- \ref automatic_update_pref "Automatic Update"
+- \ref display_mode_pref "Default display mode"
+- \ref quadratic_2d_mode_pref "Representation of the 2D quadratic elements"
+- All parameters of \ref mesh_tab_preferences "Mesh" tab page of the
+Preferences dialog.
+
+After the mesh has appeared in the Viewer, you can select it with
left mouse click and get information about it, change its
presentation parameters and access to other useful options by
right-clicking on the selected mesh.
<li><b>Rename</b> - allows to rename the object in the Object browser.</li>
<li><b>Hide all</b> - allows to hide all objects in the viewer.</li>
<li><b>Update</b> - refreshes the presentation of your mesh in the
-Object Browser, applying all recent changes. </li>
+ Object Browser, applying all recent changes. </li>
<li>\subpage mesh_infos_page "Mesh Information" - provides
-information about the mesh.</li>
+ information about the mesh.</li>
<li>\subpage find_element_by_point_page "Find Element by Point" -
-allows to find all mesh elements, to which belongs a point with the
+ allows to find all mesh elements, to which belongs a point with the
given coordinates.</li>
<li><b>Auto Color</b> - switch on / off auto-assigning colors for the
groups. If switched on, a default color of a new group in
\ref creating_groups_page "Create Group" dialog is chosen
randomly. </li>
<li>\subpage numbering_page "Numbering" - allows to display the ID
-numbers of all meshing elements or nodes composing your mesh in the
-viewer.</li>
+ numbers of all meshing elements or nodes composing your mesh in the
+ viewer.</li>
<li>\subpage display_mode_page "Display Mode" - allows to select between
-Wireframe, Shading and Nodes presentation.</li>
+ Wireframe, Shading and Nodes presentation.</li>
<li>\subpage display_entity_page "Display Entity" - allows to display
entities by types (Faces, Edges, Volumes etc.).</li>
\anchor quadratic_2d_mode
Arc representation applies to 1D and 2D elements only.
</li>
<li><b>Orientation of faces</b> - shows vectors of orientation of
-faces of the selected mesh. The orientation vector is shown for each 2D mesh element
-and for each free face of a 3D mesh element. the vector direction is calculated by
-the first three nodes of the face produced by vectors n1-n2 and n1-n3.</li>
-<li>\subpage colors_size_page "Properties" - allows to define several properties, including color of elements, shrink size, ....</li>
+ faces of the selected mesh. The orientation vector is shown for each
+ 2D mesh element and for each free facet of a 3D mesh element. The
+ vector direction is calculated by the first three nodes of the face
+ produced by vectors n1-n2 and n1-n3.</li>
+<li>\subpage colors_size_page "Properties" - allows to define several
+ visual properties, including color of elements, shrink size, ...</li>
<li>\subpage transparency_page "Transparency" - allows to change the
-transparency of mesh elements.</li>
-<li>\ref quality_page "Controls" - graphically
-presents various information about meshes.</li>
+ transparency of mesh elements.</li>
+<li>\ref quality_page "Controls" - graphically presents various
+ information about the mesh.</li>
<li><b>Hide</b> - allows to hide the selected mesh from the viewer.</li>
-<li><b>Show Only</b> -allows to display only the selected mesh, hiding all other from the viewer.</li>
-<li>\subpage clipping_page "Clipping" - allows to create cross-sections of the selected objects.</li>
-<li><b>Dump view</b> - exports an object from the viewer in bmp, png, jpg or jpeg image format.</li>
+<li><b>Show Only</b> - allows to display only the selected mesh,
+ hiding all others from the viewer.</li>
+<li>\subpage clipping_page "Clipping" - allows to create
+ cross-sections of the displayed objects.</li>
+<li><b>Dump view</b> - exports an object from the viewer in bmp, png
+ or jpeg image format.</li>
<li><b>Change background</b> - allows to redefine the background
-color. By default it is black.</li>
-<li><b>View Operations</b> checkbox - allows to show/hide the
-visualization toolbar in the viewer window.</li>
+ color. By default it is black.</li>
+<li><b>View Operations</b> - allows to show/hide the
+ visualization toolbar in the Viewer window.</li>
<li><b>Recording Operations</b> - allows to show/hide the recording
-toolbar in the viewer window.</li>
+ toolbar in the Viewer window.</li>
</ul>
*/
