Contrary to the main direction of the run of the netting twine in a diamond mesh codend which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fishing gear (A), in a turned mesh codend the main run of the netting twine is parallel to this axis (B).
Atšķirībā no linuma auklas parastā novietojuma rombveida acu āmī, kas ir perpendikulārs zvejas rīka gareniskajai asij (A), griezto acu āmī tīkla auklas virziens ir paralēls šai asij (B).