X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fgrouping_elements.doc;h=c6905cdcec047d189723aef78a29d1fed7494dbb;hb=513a8ebdac590b2e23d81adcb2fc1de76df90eef;hp=56fe14c0db029ceefc65a64956055a8e2ba24249;hpb=0635c9fc80f67d1e5dc0e94ec85f487286a92070;p=modules%2Fsmesh.git diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc index 56fe14c0d..c6905cdce 100644 --- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc +++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc @@ -2,30 +2,45 @@ \page grouping_elements_page Grouping elements -In Mesh module it is possible to \subpage creating_groups_page "create groups of mesh elements": -nodes, edges, faces or volumes: - +In Mesh module it is possible to create groups of mesh elements: +nodes, edges, faces, volumes, 0D elements or balls. One group contains +elements of only one type. The following ways of creation are +possible: + +- by selecting the elements using filters and/or directly on the + presentation in the VTK viewer, and/or by using elements of other + mesh objects - \ref standalone_group "Standalone group" + tab of \ref creating_groups_page "Create group" dialog. +- by creating a group of elements generated on the chosen geometrical + object - \ref group_on_geom "Group on geometry" tab of + \subpage creating_groups_page "Create group" dialog and + \subpage create_groups_from_geometry_page "Create Groups from Geometry" + dialog. +- by creating a group of elements satisfying to certain criteria - + \ref group_on_filter "Group on filter" tab of + \subpage creating_groups_page "Create group" dialog. +- by creating groups of nodes and elements from the chosen submesh + (type of elements depends on dimension of submesh geometry) - + using Mesh -> Construct Group menu item (available in context + menu as well). +- by creating groups of entities from existing groups of superior + dimensions - using \subpage group_of_underlying_elements_page + "Create Group of Underlying Elements" dialog. The created groups can be later: - +- \subpage editing_groups_page "Edited" +- \subpage using_operations_on_groups_page "Subjected to Boolean operations" +- \subpage deleting_groups_page "Deleted" -An important tool, providing filters for creation of \b Standalone -groups is \subpage selection_filter_library_page. +In the Object Browser, if groups or sub-meshes container item has more +than one child sub-object, it is possible to sort the children in +ascending order. For this, select the parent object in the Object +Browser and choose Sort children context menu item. +\image html smesh_sort.png "Sorting of sub-objects" + +An important tool, providing filters for creation of \b Standalone +groups and groups On Filter is \ref selection_filter_library_page. */