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<h1 class="whs1">Introduction to MESH</h1>

<p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs2"><img src="i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span> 
 module of SALOME is destined for: </p>

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	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import and export of meshes 
 in MED format</a>,</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical models</a> previously 
 created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply 
 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>
	
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		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic Length</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element 
 Area</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length 
 from Edges</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle 
 Preference</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max Element Volume</a></p></li>
	</ul>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">modification 
 of locally generated meshes by</p></li>
	
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		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> of nodes and elements</p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> of nodes and 
 elements</p></li>
	</ul>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> and <a href="files/using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing 
 operations on these groups</a> </p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> of meshes 
 basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>
</ul>

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<p class="whs8">for edges:</p>

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	<ul type="circle" class="whs5">
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="length.htm">Length of edges</a> </p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders at multi-connection</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>

<p class="whs8">for faces:</p>

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	<ul type="circle" class="whs5">
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>

<p class="whs8">for solids:</p>

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	<ul type="circle" class="whs5">
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio 3D</a></p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>
	</ul>
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<p class="whs2">.</p>

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