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\page merging_elements_page Merging Elements
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\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a mesh
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object selectable in the dialog box. Two elements are considered coincident if they are based on the same set of nodes.
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\image html mergeelems_ico.png "Merge elements menu button"
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<ol>
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<li>Choose in the main menu \b Modification -> \b Transformation
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-> <b>Merge elements</b> item. The following dialog box shall
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appear:</li>
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\image html mergeelems_auto.png
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<br>
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<ul>
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<li>\b Name is the name of the mesh object whose elements will be
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merged.</li>
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<li>\b Automatic or \b Manual Mode allows choosing how the elements
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are processed.
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</ul>
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<li><b>Automatic mode:</b>
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<ul>
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<li>In the \b Automatic Mode the elements created on the same nodes
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will be merged.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
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available:
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\image html mergeelems.png
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<br>
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<ul>
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<li>\b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements found
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in the selected object.</li>
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<li><b>Coincident elements</b> is a list of groups of elements for
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merging. After the operation all elements of each group will
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be united into one element. The first element of a group is kept and
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the others are removed.
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<ul>
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<li>\b Remove button deletes the selected group from the list.</li>
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<li>\b Add button adds to the list a group of elements selected in the
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viewer with pressed "Shift" key.</li>
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<li><b>Select all</b> check-box selects all groups.</li>
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<li><b>Show double elements IDs</b> check-box shows/hides identifiers of
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elements of the selected groups in the 3D viewer.</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><b>Edit selected group</b> list allows editing the selected group:
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<br><br>
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\image html add.png
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<center>adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.</center>
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<br>
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\image html remove.png
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<center>removes the selected elements from the group.</center>
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<br>
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\image html sort.png
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<center>moves the selected element to the first position in the
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group in order to keep it in the mesh.</center>
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<br>
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</li>
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<li>To confirm your choice click \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button.</li>
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</ul>
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</ol>
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In this picture you see a triangle which coincides with one of the
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elements of the mesh. After we apply <b>Merge Elements</b> functionality, the
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triangle will be completely merged with the mesh.
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\image html meshtrianglemergeelem1.png
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<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
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\ref tui_merging_elements "Merge Elements" operation.
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