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<h1>Merging nodes</h1>
<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>
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<p class="whs2"><img src="../pics/mergenodes.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="488px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p>
<p class="whs2"> </p>
<p class="whs2">This dialog box allows to create groups of
coincident nodes and to merge them. </p>
<p class="whs2"> </p>
<p class="whs2"><img src="../pics/merging_nodes1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="341px" height="375px" border="0" class="img_whs4"> <img src="../pics/merging_nodes2.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="347px" height="376px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p>
<p class="whs2"> </p>
<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>
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