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Modifying element labels

Use Element Modify Label to modify the label of selected elements.

Where do I find it?

  • Choose Nodes and Elements tab→Elements group→Element Modify Label .

  • Choose MenuEdit→Element→Modify Label.

How do I

Reset node and element IDs

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Manually creating elements

Extruding elements

Projecting elements

Reflecting elements

Revolving elements

Rotating elements

Translating elements

Splitting shell elements

Swapping the diagonals between triangular elements

Splitting 1D elements

Detaching elements from a mesh

Attaching elements into a mesh

Creating a mesh from a cloud of points

Rib detection and removal within a mesh

Thickening a 2D mesh

Convex meshes for FEM acoustics analyses

Acoustic chamber meshes for panel transmission loss analyses

Open duct end meshing for acoustics

Combining triangular elements

Modifying element order

Modifying the type of elements

Moving nodes in 2D elements

Modifying element connectivity

Deleting elements

Extracting elements from a mesh

Locking and unlocking a mesh

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