\page about_meshes_page About meshes
\n \b MESH represents a discrete approximation of a subset of the
-three-dimensional space by \ref mesh_entities "elementary geometrical
-elements".
+three-dimensional space by \ref mesh_entities "elementary geometrical elements".
A SALOME study can contain multiple meshes, but they do not
implicitly compose one super-mesh, and finally each of them
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<li>Bottom-up way, using \ref modifying_meshes_page "mesh modification"
operations, especially \ref extrusion_page "extrusion" and \ref
- revolution_page "revolution". To create an empty mesh not based on a
+ revolution_page "revolution". To create an empty mesh not based on
geometry, use the same dialog as to \ref constructing_meshes_page
- "construct the mesh on geometry" but do not specify a geometry
- or a meshing algorithm.
+ "construct the mesh on geometry" but specify neither the geometry
+ nor meshing algorithms.
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<li>The mesh can be \subpage importing_exporting_meshes_page "imported" from
(and exported to) the file in MED, UNV, STL, CGNS, DAT, GMF and
SAUVE formats.
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- <li>The 3D mesh can be generated from the 2D mesh, which was \ref
- importing_exporting_meshes_page "imported" or manually created. To
- setup the meshing parameters of a mesh not based on a geometry, just
- invoke \ref editing_meshes_page "Edit mesh / sub-mesh" command on
+ <li>The 3D mesh can be generated from the 2D mesh not based on geometry,
+ which was either \ref importing_exporting_meshes_page "imported" or created in
+ other way. To setup the meshing parameters of a mesh not based on geometry,
+ just invoke \ref editing_meshes_page "Edit mesh / sub-mesh" command on
your 2D mesh.
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<li>Several meshes can be \subpage building_compounds_page "combined"
The \b structure of a SALOME mesh is described by nodes and elements based on
these nodes. The geometry of an element is defined by the sequence of
-nodes constituting it and
-the <a href="http://www.code-aster.org/outils/med/html/connectivites.html">
- connectivity convention </a> (adopted from MED library). Definition of
-the element basing on the elements of a lower dimension is NOT supported.
+nodes constituting it and the \ref connectivity_page "connectivity convention"
+(adopted from MED library). Definition of the element basing on the elements
+of a lower dimension is NOT supported.
\anchor mesh_entities
The mesh can include the following entities:
<li>\b Volume — 3D mesh element representing a part of 3D
space bound by volume facets. Nodes of a volume describing each
facet are defined by
- the <a href="http://www.code-aster.org/outils/med/html/connectivites.html">
- MED connectivity convention.</a> A volume can be a tetrahedron, hexahedron,
+ the \subpage connectivity_page "connectivity convention".
+ A volume can be a tetrahedron, hexahedron,
pentahedron, pyramid, hexagonal prism or polyhedron.</li>
<li>\b 0D element — mesh element defined by one node.</li>
<li>\b Ball element — discrete mesh element defined by a