SMS:Curvilinear Grid Tools

The following tools are active in the dynamic portion of the Tool Palette whenever the Curvilinear Grid Module is active. Only one tool is active at any given time. The action that takes place when the user clicks in the Graphics Window with the cursor depends on the current tool. The table below describes the tools in the Curvilinear Grid tool palette.

Tool	Tool Name	Description	Right Click Menu
File:Select node icon.bmp	Select Curvilinear Grid Node	The Select Curvilinear Grid Node tool is used to manually select and edit an individual node location. Currently, the only reason to select a grid node is to adjust the shape of the adjacent (4) elements. The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays the i, j, and id of the selected node. The current position of the node is displayed in the edit fields at the top of the screen. (Dragging of curvilinear grid nodes was added for SMS 11.2.)	N/A
File:SelectMeshElement.gif	Select Cell	The Select Cell tool is used to select a cell (or element) of a curvilinear grid. Currently, the only reason to select a cell is to delete it from the grid and create a hole (or notch) in the grid. This would be done when the cell covers an island or other region that should be excluded from the computational domain. The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays the i, j, and id of the selected cell as well as the area of the cell. (Deleting of curvilinear grid cells was added for SMS 11.2.)
File:SelectMeshNodestring.bmp	Select Nodestrings	The Select Nodestrings tool is used to select nodestrings. Nodestrings currently serve no purpose for curvilinear grids.
File:CreateMeshNodestring icon.bmp	Create Nodestrings	The Create Nodestrings tool is used to create node string. Nodestrings currently serve no purpose for curvilinear grids.	N/A

Related Topics

• Curvilinear Grid Module