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Once the geometry has been created, we can proceed to the line meshing. In this example, this operation will be presented in the simplest and most automatic way that GiD permits. To do this, from the Top Menu select: Mesh->Generate mesh. (or <Ctrl>-g keys)
And an Auxiliary Window appears, in which the size of the elements should be defined by the user.
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Automatically GiD generates a mesh for the line. The Pressing 'View mesh' the finite element mesh is presented on the screen.
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