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Order change Panel

Order change Panel

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Use the Order Change panel to change element order.  Use this function if you want to change a group of elements from second order elements to first order elements (or vice versa).

 

Subpanels and Inputs

The Order Change panel contains the following subpanels and command buttons:

hmtoggle_arrow1Change to 1st

Use the Change to 1st subpanel to change higher-order elements into first-order elements.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

elems

Use this entity selector to pick the elements that you wish to change.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Change to 2nd

Use the Change to 2nd subpanel to change first-order elements into second-order elements.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

elems

Use this entity selector to pick the elements that you wish to change.

midside nodes at extract midpoint /
midside nodes projected to surfaces

Choose where you wish the mid-side nodes to be placed: at the midpoint of the element edge, or projected to surfaces associated with the elements.

use inferred surface if no geometry exists

When projecting mid-side nodes to a surface, use this option to ensure the projection even if there is no underlying geometry.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Command Buttons

The following action buttons appear throughout the subpanels:

Button

Action

change order

Perform the change.

reject

Undo the mos recent change of element order.

return

Exit the panel.

 

 

 

See Also:

An Alphabetical List of HyperMesh Panels

An Alphabetical List of HyperForm Panels