- <a href="smeshpy_doc/modules.html">Structured documentation</a>, where all methods and
classes are grouped by their functionality, like it is done in the GUI documentation
- <a href="smeshpy_doc/namespaces.html">Linear documentation</a> grouped only by classes, declared
-in the \ref smesh and StdMeshersDC Python packages.
+in the \ref smeshBuilder and \ref StdMeshersBuilder Python packages.
-Python package \ref smesh provides an interface to create and handle
+\n With SALOME 7.2, the Python interface for %Mesh has been slightly modified to offer new functionality,
+\n You may have to modify your scripts generated with SALOME 6 or older versions.
+\n Please see \ref smesh_migration_page
+
+The SMESH python package contains helper functions to manipulate mesh elements and
+interact with these elements.
+
+Note that these functions either encapsulate the python programming interface of SMESH core
+(the CORBA or SWIG interface for example) or extend existing utilities as the smesh.py module.
+
+The functions are distributed in the python package \b salome.smesh.
+
+\note
+The main package \b salome contains other sub-packages that are distributed with the other
+SALOME modules. For example, the KERNEL module provides the python package \b salome.kernel
+and GEOM the package \b salome.geom.
+
+Class \ref smeshBuilder.smeshBuilder "smeshBuilder" provides an interface to create and handle
meshes. It can be used to create an empty mesh or to import mesh from the data file.
+Class \ref smeshstudytools.SMeshStudyTools "SMeshStudyTools" provides several methods to manipulate mesh objects in Salome study.
+
As soon as mesh is created, it is possible to manage it via its own
-methods, described in \ref smesh.Mesh "class Mesh" documentation.
+methods, described in class \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh "Mesh" documentation.
-Class \ref smesh.Mesh "Mesh" allows assigning algorithms to a mesh.
+Class \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh "Mesh" allows assigning algorithms to a mesh.
Please note that some algorithms, included in the standard SALOME
-distribution are always available. Python package \ref StdMeshersDC
+distribution are always available. Python package \ref StdMeshersBuilder "StdMeshersBuilder"
provides an interface for standard meshing algorithms included into
the SALOME %Mesh module distribution, like:
- REGULAR (1D)
\anchor example_3d_mesh
<h2>Example of 3d mesh generation:</h2>
-
-\code
-from geompy import *
-import smesh
-
-###
-# Geometry: an assembly of a box, a cylinder and a truncated cone
-# meshed with tetrahedral
-###
-
-# Define values
-name = "ex21_lamp"
-cote = 60
-section = 20
-size = 200
-radius_1 = 80
-radius_2 = 40
-height = 100
-
-# Build a box
-box = MakeBox(-cote, -cote, -cote, +cote, +cote, +cote)
-
-# Build a cylinder
-pt1 = MakeVertex(0, 0, cote/3)
-di1 = MakeVectorDXDYDZ(0, 0, 1)
-cyl = MakeCylinder(pt1, di1, section, size)
-
-# Build a truncated cone
-pt2 = MakeVertex(0, 0, size)
-cone = MakeCone(pt2, di1, radius_1, radius_2, height)
-
-# Fuse
-box_cyl = MakeFuse(box, cyl)
-piece = MakeFuse(box_cyl, cone)
-
-# Add to the study
-addToStudy(piece, name)
-
-# Create a group of faces
-group = CreateGroup(piece, ShapeType["FACE"])
-group_name = name + "_grp"
-addToStudy(group, group_name)
-group.SetName(group_name)
-
-# Add faces to the group
-faces = SubShapeAllIDs(piece, ShapeType["FACE"])
-UnionIDs(group, faces)
-
-###
-# Create a mesh
-###
-
-# Define a mesh on a geometry
-tetra = smesh.Mesh(piece, name)
-
-# Define 1D hypothesis
-algo1d = tetra.Segment()
-algo1d.LocalLength(10)
-
-# Define 2D hypothesis
-algo2d = tetra.Triangle()
-algo2d.LengthFromEdges()
-
-# Define 3D hypothesis
-algo3d = tetra.Tetrahedron()
-algo3d.MaxElementVolume(100)
-
-# Compute the mesh
-tetra.Compute()
-
-# Create a groupe of faces
-tetra.Group(group)
-
-\endcode
+\tui_script{3dmesh.py}
Examples of Python scripts for Mesh operations are available by
the following links:
- \subpage tui_creating_meshes_page
- \subpage tui_cartesian_algo
+- \subpage tui_use_existing_faces
- \subpage tui_viewing_meshes_page
- \subpage tui_defining_hypotheses_page
- \subpage tui_quality_controls_page
- \subpage tui_measurements_page
- \subpage tui_generate_flat_elements_page
- \subpage tui_work_on_objects_from_gui
+- \subpage tui_prism_3d_algo
*/