3 \page cut_mesh_by_plane_page Cut a tetrahedron mesh by a plane
5 \n MeshCut works only with MED files and produces MED files, and is a standalone program.
6 It can be used either directly from a command shell outside SALOME, or with a GUI interface in SMESH,
7 provided in a python plugin that needs to be installed in your SALOME application.
9 \n MeshCut allows to cut a mesh constituted of linear tetrahedrons by a plane.
10 \n The tetrahedrons intersected by the plane are cut and replaced by elements of various types,
11 (tetrahedron, pyramid, pentahedron).
14 \anchor meshcut_standalone
15 <h2>Using MeshCut as a standalone program, outside SALOME</h2>
17 \n MeshCut is a standalone program, reading and producing med files.
21 MeshCut input.med output.med resuMeshName aboveGroup belowGroup nx ny nz px py pz T
26 \n input.med = name of the original mesh file in med format
27 \n output.med = name of the result mesh file in med format
28 \n resuMeshName = name of the result mesh
29 \n aboveGroup = name of the group of volumes above the cut plane
30 \n belowGroups = name of the group of volumes below the cut plane
31 \n nx ny nz = vector normal to the cut plane
32 \n px py pz = a point of the cut plane
33 \n T = 0 < T < 1 : vertices of a tetrahedron are considered as belonging to
34 \n the cut plane if their distance from the plane is inferior to L*T,
35 \n where L is the mean edge size of the tetrahedron
38 \anchor meshcut_plugin
39 <h2>Using MeshCut inside SALOME</h2>
41 When the MeshCut plugin is installed, it can be found in the Mesh menu, sub-menu SMESH_plugins.
42 \n If the plugin is not installed, the file meshcut_plugin.py is in
43 SMESH installation in subdirectory bin/salome/meshcut_plugin.py.
45 \n If there are already plugins defined in a smesh_plugins.py file,
46 this file should be added at the end.
47 if not, copied as ${HOME}/Plugins/smesh_plugins.py or ${APPLI}/Plugins/smesh_plugins.py
48 or in ${PLUGINPATH} Directory.
50 From the Mesh menu, sub-menu SMESH_plugins, choose "MeshCut" item
51 The following dialog box will appear:
52 \image html meshcut_plugin.png "MeshCut Plugin dialog box"
54 See above for the meaning of the parameters.