<li>For meshing of 1D entities (<b>edges</b>):</li>
<ul>
-<li>Wire Discretisation meshing algorithm - splits a wire into a
-number of mesh segments following any 1D hypothesis.</li>
-<li>Composite Side Discretisation algorithm - allows to apply any 1D
+<li>Wire Discretization meshing algorithm - splits an edge into a
+number of mesh segments following an 1D hypothesis.</li>
+<li>Composite Side Discretization algorithm - allows to apply an 1D
hypothesis to a whole side of a geometrical face even if it is
composed of several edges provided that they form C1 curve, have the
same hypotheses assigned and form one side in all faces of the main
\image html image124.gif "Example of a quadrangular 2D mesh"
-<li>For meshing of 3D entities (<b>volume objects</b>):</li>
+<li>For meshing of 3D entities (<b>solid objects</b>):</li>
<ul>
-<li>Hexahedron meshing algorithm (i,j,k) - 6-sided Volumes are split into
+<li>Hexahedron meshing algorithm (i,j,k) - 6-sided Solids are split into
hexahedral (cubic) elements.</li>
<li>\subpage cartesian_algo_page</li>
-- internal parts of Volumes are split into hexahedral elements forming a
+- internal parts of Solids are split into hexahedral elements forming a
Cartesian grid; polyhedra and other types of elements are generated
where the geometrical boundary intersects Cartesian cells.</li>
</ul>
There is also a number of more specific algorithms:
<ul>
+<li>\subpage prism_3d_algo_page "for meshing prismatic shapes"</li>
<li>\subpage projection_algos_page "for meshing by projection of another mesh"</li>
<li>\subpage import_algos_page "for meshing by importing elements from another mesh"</li>
<li>\subpage radial_prism_algo_page "for meshing geometrical objects with cavities"</li>
-<li>\subpage segments_around_vertex_algo_page "for defining the local size of elements around a certain node"</li>
-<li>\subpage prism_3d_algo_page "for meshing prismatic shapes"</li>
<li>\subpage radial_quadrangle_1D2D_algo_page "for meshing special 2d faces (circles and part of circles)"</li>
+<li>\subpage use_existing_page "Use Edges to be Created Manually" and
+\ref use_existing_page "Use Faces to be Created Manually" algorithms can be
+used to create a 1D or a 2D mesh in a python script.</li>
+<li>\subpage segments_around_vertex_algo_page "for defining the local size of elements around a certain node"</li>
</ul>
-\ref use_existing_anchor "Use existing edges" and
-\ref use_existing_anchor "Use existing faces" algorithms can be
-used to create a 1D or a 2D mesh in a python script.
\ref constructing_meshes_page "Constructing meshes" page describes in
detail how to apply meshing algorithms.