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+.. _tui_work_on_objects_from_gui:
+
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+How to work with objects from the GUI ?
+***************************************
+
+It is sometimes useful to work alternatively in the GUI of SALOME and in the Python Console. To fetch an object from the TUI simply type::
+
+ myMesh_ref = salome.IDToObject( ID )
+ # were ID is a string looking like "0:1:2:3" that appears in the Object Browser in the Entry column.
+ # ( If hidden, show it by right clicking and checking the checkbox Entry )
+ myMesh = smesh.Mesh(myMesh_ref)
+
+or::
+
+ myMesh_ref = salome.myStudy.FindObjectByPath("/Mesh/myMesh").GetObject()
+ #'/Mesh/myMesh' is a path to the desired object in the Object Browser
+ myMesh = smesh.Mesh(myMesh_ref)
+
+or::
+
+ # get a selected mesh
+ from salome.gui import helper
+ myMesh_ref = helper.getSObjectSelected()[0].GetObject()
+ myMesh = smesh.Mesh(myMesh_ref)
+
+A result myMesh is an object of :class:`Mesh <smeshBuilder.Mesh>` class.
+
+.. note:: The first statement only gives you access to a reference to the object created via the GUI (`myMesh_ref`). But the methods available on this reference differ from those of :class:`Mesh <smeshBuilder.Mesh>` class documented in these help pages. That's why you have to create an instance of :class:`Mesh <smeshBuilder.Mesh>` class with the last statement.
