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Point, Sphere: 1 node.
Point connectivity:
Linear: 2 or 3 nodes.
Line connectivities:
Triangle: 3 or 6 nodes.
Triangle connectivities:
Quadrilateral: 4, 8 or 9 nodes.
Quadrilateral connectivities:
Tetrahedra: 4 or 10 nodes.
Tetrahedron connectivities:
Hexahedra: 8, 20 or 27 nodes.
Hexahedron connectivities:
Prism: 6 , 15 or 18 nodes.
Prism connectivities:
Pyramid: 5 or 13 nod
Pyramid connectivities:
To see how to get information from GiD concerning element faces see Multiple values return commands from Customization Manual.
To decide which parts of the geometry should be meshed, use the Mesh criteria command (see Mesh criteria).