X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fabout_meshes.doc;h=be900bc1decb309399b3aa196b3631197ef327fc;hb=7a713be33b27d6a8c77f983460f0e97e52c6ff7c;hp=621a47e990cd5cb5febd22133da91b94cdafbd3d;hpb=5482b99d07dd144fd5be299e722f39a81de3b5be;p=modules%2Fsmesh.git diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/about_meshes.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/about_meshes.doc index 621a47e99..be900bc1d 100644 --- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/about_meshes.doc +++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/about_meshes.doc @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ \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 @@ -35,19 +34,19 @@ Mesh module provides several ways to create the mesh:
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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 +
  • 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.
  • Several meshes can be \subpage building_compounds_page "combined" @@ -72,10 +71,9 @@ Attractive meshing capabilities include: 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 - connectivity convention (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: @@ -89,8 +87,8 @@ The mesh can include the following entities:
  • \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 - MED connectivity convention. 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.
  • \b 0D element — mesh element defined by one node.
  • \b Ball element — discrete mesh element defined by a @@ -100,7 +98,8 @@ The mesh can include the following entities: Every mesh entity has an attribute associating it to a sub-shape it is generated on (if any). The node generated on the geometrical edge or surface in addition stores its position in parametric space of the -associated geometrical entity. +associated geometrical entity. This attribute is set up by meshing +algorithms generating elements and nodes. Mesh entities are identified by integer IDs starting from 1. Nodes and elements are counted separately, i.e. there can be a node