
.. _area_page:

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Area
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**Area** mesh quality control is based on the algorithm of area calculation of mesh faces.

*To apply the Area quality control to your mesh:*

.. |img| image:: ../images/image35.png

#. Display your mesh in the viewer.
#. Choose **Controls > Face Controls > Area** or click 	**"Area"** button |img|. 

Your mesh will be displayed in the viewer with its faces colored
according to the applied mesh quality control criterion:

	.. image:: ../images/image5.jpg
		:align: center


**See Also** a sample TUI Script of an :ref:`tui_area` filter.  

