Specification on some GUI commands

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  1. Some further info about this option: Merge parts in FE models - #5 by Matej
  2. I was thinking about working with CAD models. The workflow with imported meshes is indeed very different and currently may require more setup in the mesher before importing.
  3. Of course, specific errors would always be nice but it’s quite common in CAx software that you only get a warning/error sign and have to take a closer look at a problematic feature. In PrePoMax, most red names are just outdated features like sets that lost their content after remeshing.
  4. A lot here depends on the mesher and its export settings. Many meshers automatically create sets for all nodes/elements and they can be deleted after importing.
  5. PrePoMax supports many element types including tetras, hexas (newly implemented Gmsh hex meshing techniques) and different formulations of 2D elements (shell, membrane, plane stress/strain, axisymmetric). You can check and change the element types by editing a part in the FE Model tab.
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