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The mesh is formed by ten linear elements of two nodes. To see the numbering of the nodes and mesh elements, select from the Mouse Menu: Label->All on, and the numbering for the 10 elements and 11 nodes will be shown, as below.
Once the mesh has been generated, the project should be saved. To save the example select from the Top Menu: Files->Save.
The program automatically saves the file if it already has a name. If it is the first time the file has been saved, the user is asked to assign a name. For this, an Auxiliary Window will appear which permits the user to browse the computer disk drive and select the location in which to save the file. Once the desired directory has been selected, the name for the current project can be entered in the space titled File Name. Save it as initiation.gid. 
NOTE: Next, the manner in which GiD saves the information of a project will be explained. GiD creates a directory with a name chosen by the user, and whose file extension is .gid. GiD creates a set of files in this directory where all the information generated in the present example is saved. All the files have the same name of the directory to which they belong, but with different extensions. These files should have the name that GiD designates and should not be changed manually.
Each time the user selects option save the database will be rewritten with the new information or changes made to the project, always maintaining the same name.
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