X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fcreating_groups.doc;h=966e091fe04a83a4fd0970ab76ca81e0447ff651;hb=493747e8ea338a2d88204a5f12ba924d72ecbb5b;hp=4d74a3aa08628966cfec62c4422d8fc62f3dbdda;hpb=362522cd9a5525a5702fdb899e3f1afe94a56816;p=modules%2Fsmesh.git diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/creating_groups.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/creating_groups.doc index 4d74a3aa0..966e091fe 100644 --- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/creating_groups.doc +++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/creating_groups.doc @@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ \page creating_groups_page Creating groups -\n In MESH you can create groups of elements of different types. To -create a group of elements in the \b Mesh menu select Create -Group. -\n To create any group you should define the following: +\n In MESH you can create a group of elements of a certain type. The +contents of the group can be defined in different ways. To create a group, in the \b +Mesh menu select Create Group item (also available in the +context menu of the mesh).
+To create a group of any type you should define the following:
  • Name field allows to enter the name of your new group.
    • +
  • Color - allows to assign to the group a certain color, for +example, defining boundary conditions. The chosen color is used to +display the elements of the group. The color attribute of the group is +not persistent, it is lost if you save and then load the study from +the file.
    • -SALOME Platform distinguishes between the two Group types: -Standalone Group and Group on Geometry. +SALOME Platform distinguishes between the three Group types: +Standalone Group, Group on Geometry and Group on Filter. -

    Standalone Group

    +\anchor standalone_group

    "Standalone Group"

    -Standalone Group consists of mesh elements, which you can define in -two possible ways. +Standalone Group contains a list of mesh elements, which you can define in +the following ways: +In the manual edition mode you can + -To remove a selected element or elements from the list click the -\b Remove button. The Sort List button allows to sort the list of IDs of -mesh elements. -\n Select from set of fields allows to choose a submesh or an existing -group whose elements of the previously defined type will be added to -the list of elements which will form the new group. -\n Color - allows to assign to the group a certain color, for -example, defining boundary conditions. This feature introduces a -useful element of preprocessing in Mesh module. Note that Color attribute defines -the colors used for the display of the elements of the group. -\n Warning The Med Color group interface may change in future versions of Salome. \image html creategroup.png -For example, to create a new group containing all entities of the + +For example, to create a new group containing all faces of an existing group and some other faces selected in the viewer: Please note that the new group does not have references to the source -group. It contains only the list of face IDs. So if the old group will -be changed, the new one will not be modified. +group. It contains only the list of face IDs. So if the source group +is changed, the new one is not updated accordingly. \image html image130.gif -
    In this picture the brown cells belong to a group defined manually.
    +
    In this picture the brown cells belong to a group defined + manually.
    \image html image131.gif -
    In this picture the brown cells belong to the group defined by the criterion -Taper > 0.
    +
    In this picture the brown cells belong to the group defined by + the criterion Taper > 0.
    See Also a sample TUI Script of a \ref tui_create_standalone_group "Create a Standalone Group" operation. -

    Group on Geometry

    -To create a group on geometry check Group on geometry in the \b Group -\b type field. Group on geometry contains the elements of a certain type -belonging to the selected geometrical object. To define a group select -in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer a geometrical object from -which the elements will be taken. After confirmation of the operation -a new group of mesh elements will be created. +\anchor group_on_geom

    "Group on Geometry"

    + +To create a group on geometry check Group on geometry in the \b +Group \b type field. The group on geometry contains the elements +of a certain type generated on the selected geometrical object. Group +contents are dynamically updated if the mesh is modified.
    +To define a group, select in the Objet Browser or in the 3D viewer a +geometrical object from which the elements will be taken. After +confirmation of the operation a new group of mesh elements will be +created. \image html a-creategroup.png \image html image132.gif -
    In this picture the cells which belong to a certain face are -selected in green.
    +
    In this picture the cells which belong to a certain + geometrical face are selected in green.
    See Also a sample TUI Script of a \ref tui_create_group_on_geometry "Create a Group on Geometry" operation. -*/ \ No newline at end of file + +\anchor group_on_filter

    "Group on Filter"

    + +To create a group on filter check Group on filter in the +Group type field. The group on filter contains the elements +of a certain type satisfying the defined filter. Group contents are +dynamically updated if the mesh is modified.
    To define a group, +click the Set filter button and define criteria of the +filter in the opened dialog. After confirmation of the operation a +new group of mesh elements will be created. See more about filters on +the \ref selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page. + +\image html creategroup_on_filter.png + +See Also a sample TUI Script of a +\ref tui_create_group_on_filter "Create a Group on Filter" operation. + +*/