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\page merging_elements_page Merging Elements
\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a mesh
-selectable in the dialog box.
+object selectable in the dialog box. Two elements are considered coincident if they are based on the same set of nodes.
-\image html mergeelems_ico.png "Merge elements button"
+\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:
+- 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 whose elements 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.
+ are processed.
- Automatic mode:
-- In the \b Automatic Mode the elements created on the same nodes will be merged.
+- In the \b Automatic Mode the elements created on the same nodes
+ will be merged.
- If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
-available:
+ available:
\image html mergeelems.png
-- \b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements for the given \b Tolerance.
+- \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. All elements of each group will form one after the operation.
+ 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.
+ 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 element selected in the viewer.
+adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.
\image html remove.png
-removes from the group the selected element.
+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 will be merged into this
-one.
+ 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.