Overview of the interface
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Description
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The graphical interface of the business tool includes 4 adjustment boxes visible in the figure as well as a tutorial to guide the conversion steps.


.. image:: images/medconverter_gui.png
    :width: 6.448in
    :height: 4.3346in


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Figure 1.1-1: IHM of the mesh conversion tool




Graphic recipe
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The business tool interface can be tested using an embedded test mesh. The recipe sequence is as follows:


* Open the converter interface


1. Open Salome Meca


2. Create a new study


3. Tools → Extensions → salome_meca → Mesh converter


* Indicate the format of the input mesh: Systus


*Select the input mesh file, I* DIR * *being the installation directory of the business tool:* IDIR * /share/salome/resources/test/data/ SYSTUS_MULTI_DONN1. ASC


*Select the output mesh file: a*test.med* file on the desktop for example


* Enable mesh import in the Mesh module


* Execute the conversion


*Verify the existence of the*test.med* file on the desktop


* Open the Mesh module


* Check for the presence of a mesh as shown in figure:


    .. image: images/medconverter_mesh.png
        :width: 2.5972 in
        :height: 2.3071 in


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Figure 1.2-1: Test mesh MULTI_DONN1


* Finally check that the mesh contains:


    * 61 knots


    * 17 elements, including 8 linear, 8 quadratic, and 1 zero-dimensional