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<h1>Creating groups</h1>

<p class="whs1"><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">In 
 SMESH you can create groups of elements of different types and having 
 definite properties.</span></p>

<p class="whs1">&nbsp;</p>

<p class=TODO>To create a group of elements:</p>

<p class=TODO>&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs3">1. In the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mesh 
 </B></span><span>menu select </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create 
 Group</B></span><span>. The following dialog box will appear:</span></p>

<p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs5">&nbsp;<img src="../image47.jpg" width="200px" height="374px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p>

<p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs7">This dialog box contains 
 the following fields which should be filled:</p>

<p class="whs5">&nbsp;</p>

<ul type="disc" class="whs8">
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mesh: </B></span>the name of the mesh whose elements 
 will form your group. You can enter the name manually or select your mesh 
 in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer.</p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Elements Type </B></span>set of radio buttons allows 
 to select the type of elements which will form your group:</p></li>
	
	<ul type="disc" class="whs8">
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Nodes</p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Edges 
 </p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Faces</p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9">Volumes</p></li>
	</ul>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Name </B></span><span>field allows to enter the 
 name of your new group.</span></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Group type </B></span>set of radio buttons allows 
 to select the type of your group: </p></li>
	
	<ul type="disc" class="whs8">
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Standalone group </B></span>&nbsp;consisting 
 of mesh elements.</p></li>
		
		<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Group on geometry </B></span><span>consisting of 
 geometrical elements.</span> If you choose this type of group your dialog 
 box will change and it will look like as follows:</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>

<p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs10"><img src="../image48.jpg" width="200px" height="374px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p>

<p class="whs10">&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs10">In this dialog box you should enter the name 
 of the geometrical object (you can enter the name manually or select your 
 geometrical object in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer) from which 
 the elements will be taken. And after confirmation of the operation SMESH 
 will create a new group consisting of geometrical elements of the previously 
 defined type.</p>

<p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>

<ul type="disc" class="whs8">
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Content </B></span>field<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 
 <B></B></span>allows to manually define the mesh elements which will form your 
 group. You can click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted. 
 After that click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add </B></span>button 
 and the ID of this element will be added to the list. To remove a selected 
 element or elements from the list click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Remove 
 </B></span>button. The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Sort </B></span>button 
 allows to sort the list of elements IDs. The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Set 
 filter </B></span><span>button allows to apply a definite filter to selection 
 of the elements of your group.</span></p></li>
	
	<li class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Select from </B></span>set of fields allows to 
 choose a submesh or an existing group whose elements of the previously 
 defined type will be added to the list of elements which will form your 
 group.</p></li>
</ul>

<p class="whs7">&nbsp;</p>

<p class="whs7">2. Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK 
 </B></span><span>button to confirm creation of your group or </span><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cancel </B></span><span>to quit this dialog box.</span></p>

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