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To create an element patch from an existing mesh, do the following:
To create an element patch from an existing mesh, do the following:
 
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!style="text-align:left;"|1. Convert section of mesh to the Map module.
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#Select the nodes strings
#Select the nodes strings
# Select the ''Data'' | '''Mesh→Map''' command
# Select the ''Data'' | '''Mesh→Map''' command
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# Choose ''Mesh Generator'', click '''OK'''.
# Choose ''Mesh Generator'', click '''OK'''.
# Click '''OK''' to close the ''Mesh→Map'' dialog
# Click '''OK''' to close the ''Mesh→Map'' dialog
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!style="text-align:left;"|2. Generate mesh with patch elements.
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# Build polygons in the new Mesh Generator coverage
# Build polygons in the new Mesh Generator coverage
# Set appropriate options on the polygons
# Set appropriate options on the polygons
# Generate a mesh from the coverage
# Generate a mesh from the coverage
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!style="text-align:left;"|3. Merge meshes.
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# Select the original mesh and the new mesh in the Project Explorer
# Select the original mesh and the new mesh in the Project Explorer
# Right-click on the selected meshes and choose the '''Merge 2D Meshes''' command.
# Right-click on the selected meshes and choose the '''Merge 2D Meshes''' command.
 
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Revision as of 19:38, 23 August 2018

To create an element patch from an existing mesh, do the following:

1. Convert section of mesh to the Map module.
  1. Select the nodes strings
  2. Select the Data | Mesh→Map command
  3. Choose the Nodestrings → Arcs option
  4. Click on Create New Coverage
  5. Choose Mesh Generator, click OK.
  6. Click OK to close the Mesh→Map dialog
2. Generate mesh with patch elements.
  1. Build polygons in the new Mesh Generator coverage
  2. Set appropriate options on the polygons
  3. Generate a mesh from the coverage
3. Merge meshes.
  1. Select the original mesh and the new mesh in the Project Explorer
  2. Right-click on the selected meshes and choose the Merge 2D Meshes command.