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<h1>About mesh preferences</h1>

<p>In the MESH module you can set mesh preferences, default settings, which 
 can be used in later sessions with this module. To set preferences, select 
 in the main window: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preferences / Mesh</B></span> 
 (other preferences are described in the KERNEL module)</p>

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	<li class=kadov-p><p><a href="presentation.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Display mode</a> 
 allows to set <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Wireframe, Shading, Nodes</B></span> 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Shrink</B></span> presentation mode as 
 default. &nbsp;This 
 functionality is described in full detail in other chapter.</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p><a href="colors___size.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">Colors and Size</a> 
 settings are also described in other chapter. By setting them here you 
 will them in all later sessions.</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scalar Bar</B></span> 
 allows you to set <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scalar Bar Preferences</B></span></p></li>
</ul>

<p class="whs2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="image111.gif" width="384px" height="373px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p>

<p class="whs4">In the picture above &nbsp;the 
 default settings are shown</p>

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	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs4">In the menu <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preferences - Selection</B></span> you can set 
 default colors line width for displaying <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mesh 
 Objects, Mesh Elements</B></span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preselection</B></span>. 
 You can also set the precision level for <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Nodes</B></span> 
 and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Elements.</B></span> &nbsp;</p></li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="image113.gif" width="268px" height="296px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p>

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	<li class=kadov-p><p>Via <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Quality Controls 
 / Precision </B></span>it is possible to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 
 <B></B></span>set the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Number of digits after 
 point </B></span>for numbers in Quality Control diagrams or present integer 
 values (by default)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <B></B></span></p></li>
</ul>

<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></span><img src="image114.gif" width="243px" height="143px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p>

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	<li class=kadov-p><p>Finally by toggling <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Quality 
 Controls / Display entity </B></span>you will display by default both faces 
 and edges of an object.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <B></B></span></p></li>
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