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< p > < img src = "../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "30px" height = "30px" border = "0" class = "img_whs1" > This functionality allows user to detect groups of coincident
nodes with desirable tolerance, edit these groups and merge.< / p >
< p > < / p >
< p class = TODO > To merge nodes of your mesh:< / p >
< p class = TODO > < / p >
< p class = "whs2" > 1. From the < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Modification
< / B > < / span > choose < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Transformation < / B > < / span > and
from its
sub-menu select the < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Merge nodes < / B > < / span > item.
The following dialog box shall appear:< / p >
< p > < / p >
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< p class = "whs2" > < img src = "../pics/mergenodes.png" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "420px" height = "507px" border = "0" class = "img_whs3" > < / p >
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< p class = "whs2" > < / p >
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< ul type = "disc" class = "whs4" >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs2" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Name< / B > < / span >
is the name of the mesh whose nodes will be merged.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs2" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Tolerance< / B > < / span >
is a maximum distance between nodes sufficient for merging.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Detect< / B > < / span >
button generates the list of coincident nodes for the given < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Tolerance< / B > < / span > .< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs2" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Coincident
nodes< / B > < / span > is a list of groupes of nodes for merging. All nodes of each
group will form one after the operation. < / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Remove< / B > < / span >
button deletes the selected group from the list.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Add< / B > < / span >
button adds to the list a group of nodes selected in the viewer with pressed
" Shift" key.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Select
all< / B > < / span > checkbox selects all groups.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs6" > Edit
selected group< span style = "font-weight: normal;" > list< / span > < span style = "font-weight: normal;" > allows
editing the selected group:< / span > < / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < img src = "../pics/add.gif" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "37px" height = "28px" border = "0" class = "img_whs7" > adds
to the group the node selected in the viewer.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < img src = "../pics/remove.gif" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "38px" height = "30px" border = "0" class = "img_whs8" > removes
from the group the selected node.< / p > < / li >
< li class = kadov-p > < p class = "whs5" > < img src = "../pics/sort.gif" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "82px" height = "27px" border = "0" class = "img_whs9" > moves
the selected node to the first position in the group. This means that
all other nodes will be merged into this one. < / p > < / li >
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< p class = "whs5" > < / p >
< p class = "whs5" > To confirm your choice click < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > OK< / B > < / span >
or < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > Apply< / B > < / span > button.< / p >
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< p class = "whs2" > < / p >
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< p class = "whs2" > < img src = "../pics/merging_nodes1.png" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "341px" height = "375px" border = "0" class = "img_whs10" > < img src = "../pics/merging_nodes2.png" x-maintain-ratio = "TRUE" width = "347px" height = "376px" border = "0" class = "img_whs11" > < / p >
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< p class = "whs2" > < / p >
< p class = "whs2" > < / p >
< p > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < B > See
Also< / B > < / span > a sample TUI Script of a < a href = "../transforming_meshes.htm#bookmark3" > Merge
Nodes< / a > operation. < / p >
< p > < / p >
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