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<h1>Introduction to SMESH</h1>
<p><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs1"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>SMESH</B></span> module of
SALOME is destined for: </p>
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<li class=kadov-p><p>import and export of meshes in MED format,</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>meshing geometrical models previously created
or imported by the GEOM component. SMESH 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>Local length</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Number of segments</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Max Element Area</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Max Element Volume</p></li>
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<li class=kadov-p><p>modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li>
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<li class=kadov-p><p>Addition/deletion of nodes and elements</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Moving nodes and elements</p></li>
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<li class=kadov-p><p>grouping mesh elements and performing operations
on these groups </p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>quality control of meshes basing on a set of definite
criteria -</p></li>
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<p class="whs4"> </p>
<p class="whs5">for edges:</p>
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<li class=kadov-p><p>Length of edges </p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Borders at multi-connections</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Free borders</p></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs4"> </p>
<p class="whs5">for faces:</p>
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<li class=kadov-p><p>Area of elements</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Minimum angle</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Taper</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Aspect Ratio</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Warping</p></li>
<li class=kadov-p><p>Skew angle</p></li>
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