{"id":5235,"date":"2020-05-27T09:46:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T09:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=5235"},"modified":"2023-08-02T07:49:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T07:49:52","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-a-point-and-a-node","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/support.buildsoft.eu\/es\/knowledge-base\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-point-and-a-node\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between a point and a node"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A point<\/th>\nA node<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
A point\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>refers to the intersection of two or more (geometry) lines.\"\".<\/td>\nA mesh n<\/strong>ode <\/em><\/strong>(‘node<\/strong>‘ for short)\u00a0<\/em>refers to the intersection of two ore more mesh lines.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0The frame below consists of 4 points.<\/p>\n

A point, will always result in a node in the mesh.<\/p>\n

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The same frame contains 19 nodes.<\/p>\n

The number of nodes depends on the chosen mesh size.<\/p>\n

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How to show<\/strong> the point numbers:<\/p>\nHow to show<\/strong> the node numbers:<\/p>\n
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  • Opt for a wireframe representation\u00a0\"\".<\/li>\n
  • Go to the mesh configuration\"\".<\/li>\n
  • Click on\u00a0\"\"\u00a0and select the option Show node number<\/em>.\u00a0Hit ‘OK’ to close the window.\"\"<\/li>\n
  • If necessary, change the font size and set symbol size to ‘0’ to increase the readability of the model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0How to search for a certain point:<\/p>\nIt is not possible to perform a search based on node number.<\/p>\n

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