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  • Select Mesh->Element type-

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  • >Points. Select volume number 1 and press ESC.

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  • Select Mesh->Generate mesh.

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  • A window comes up asking whether the previous mesh should be eliminated. Click Yes.

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  • Another window appears in which to enter the

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  • desired element size. Leave the default value unaltered and click OK. The result is a mesh as illustrated

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  • , where volume number 1 is meshed using

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  • 'point elements' with only 1-node. (Note that in render flat or smooth visualization mode the nodes may not appear in the screen depending on visualization properties. Set render normal mode to see them).

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Figure 4. Generating a mesh on a volume using points.