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\page merging_elements_page Merging Elements
-\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a mesh
-object selectable in the dialog box. Two elements are considered coincident if they are based on the same set of nodes.
+\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a
+mesh. Two elements are considered coincident if they are based on the
+same set of nodes.
\image html mergeelems_ico.png "Merge elements menu button"
-
-- Choose in the main menu \b Modification -> \b Transformation
- -> Merge elements item. The following dialog box shall
- appear:
+To merge elements choose in the main menu \b Modification -> \b Transformation
+-> Merge elements item. The following dialog box shall
+appear:
\image html mergeelems_auto.png
-
-
-- \b Name is the name of the mesh object whose elements will be
- merged.
-- \b Automatic or \b Manual Mode allows choosing how the elements
- are processed.
-
-- Automatic mode:
+In this dialog:
-- In the \b Automatic Mode the elements created on the same nodes
- will be merged.
-
-
+ - \b Name is the name of the mesh object whose elements will be
+ merged.
+ - \b Automatic or \b Manual Mode allows choosing how the elements
+ are processed. In the \b Automatic Mode all elements created on
+ the same nodes will be merged. In \b Manual mode you can adjust
+ groups of coincident elements detected by the program.
-
- If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
- available:
+ If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
+ available:
\image html mergeelems.png
-- \b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements found
- in the selected object.
-- Coincident elements is a list of groups of elements for
- merging. As result of the operation all elements of each group will
- be replaced by the firts element of the group.
-
-- \b Remove button deletes the selected group from the list.
-- \b Add button adds to the list a group of elements selected in the
- viewer with pressed "Shift" key.
-- Select all checkbox selects all groups.
-- Show double elements IDs checkbox shows/hides identifiers of
- elements of selected groups in the 3D viewer.
-
-- Edit selected group list allows editing the selected group:
-
-\image html add.png
-adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.
-
-\image html remove.png
-removes from the group the selected elements.
-
-\image html sort.png
-moves the selected element to the first position in the
- group. This means that all other elements of the group will be
- replaced by this one.
-
-
-- To confirm your choice click \b Apply or Apply and Close button.
+ - \b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements found
+ in the selected object.
+ - Coincident elements is a list of groups of elements for
+ merging. After the operation all elements of each group will
+ be united into one element. The first element of a group is kept and
+ the others are removed.
+
- \b Remove button deletes the selected group from the list.
+ - \b Add button adds to the list a group of elements selected in the
+ viewer with pressed "Shift" key.
+ - Select all check-box selects all groups.
+ - Show double elements IDs check-box shows/hides identifiers of
+ elements of the selected groups in the 3D viewer.
+ - Edit selected group of coincident elements list allows
+ editing the selected group:
+
+ \image html add.png
+ adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.
+
+ \image html remove.png
+ removes the selected elements from the group.
+
+ \image html sort.png
+ moves the selected element to the first position in the
+ group in order to keep it in the mesh.
+
+
+
+ - To confirm your choice click \b Apply or Apply and Close button.
-
In this picture you see a triangle which coincides with one of the
elements of the mesh. After we apply Merge Elements functionality, the