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GETTING STARTED WITH CRISP2D Buttons: OK Closes the Project Information dialogue box and returns to the main screen saving the changes you have made. Cancel Closes the Project Information dialogue box and returns to the main screen without saving the changes you have made. Help Displays the CRISP2D on-line help system. 3.5 Creating A Finite Element mesh See Section 3 in the Technical Reference Guide for further details and advice about creating finite element meshes Creating a finite element mesh can be achieved in one of two ways. You can either create a super mesh and then automatically generate a finite element mesh, or, you can create a finite element mesh directly. This section leads you through the process of creating a finite element mesh directly using the menu options and the mouse to draw nodes and finite elements onto the Graphics Window. The grid drawing tool is provided to help you create your mesh. The Grid A optional background grid may be specified to assist you in drawing the mesh. The grid is a regular pattern of dots that are a specified distance apart. The grid can be configured by using the Grid Options dialogue box which is accessed via the Options menu or by double clicking on the word ‘GRID’ in the Status Bar. Grid Options dialogue box This allows you to set up a background grid. 3-18
