3 \page cut_mesh_by_plane_page Cut a tetrahedron mesh by a plane
5 \n MeshCut works only on Med files and produces Med files, and is a standalone program.
6 It can be used either directly on a shell command outside SALOME, or with a GUI interface in SMESH,
7 provided in a python plugin that needs to be installed in your SALOME application.
9 \n MeshCut allows to cut a mesh constituted of linear tetrahedrons by a plane.
10 \n The tetrahedrons intersected by the plane are cut and replaced by elements of various types,
11 (tetrahedron, pyramid, pentahedron).
14 \anchor meshcut_standalone
15 <h2>Using MeshCut as a standalone program, outside SALOME</h2>
17 \n MeshCut is a standalone program, reading and producing med files.
21 MeshCut input.med output.med resuMeshName aboveGroup belowGroup nx ny nz px py pz T
26 \n input.med = name of the original mesh file in med format
27 \n output.med = name of the result mesh file in med format
28 \n resuMeshName = name of the result mesh
29 \n aboveGroup = name of the group of volumes above the cut plane
30 \n belowGroups = name of the group of volumes below the cut plane
31 \n nx ny nz = vector normal to the cut plane
32 \n px py pz = a point of the cut plane
33 \n T = 0 < T < 1 : vertices of a tetrahedron are considered as belonging to
34 \n the cut plane if their distance to the plane is inferior to L*T
35 \n where L is the mean edge size of the tetrahedron
38 \anchor meshcut_plugin
39 <h2>Using MeshCut inside SALOME</h2>
41 When the MeshCut plugin is installed, you will find it in the Mesh menu, sub-menu SMESH_plugins.
42 \n If the plugin is not installed, look for a file named meshcut_plugin.py in your SMESH installation.
43 The file is normally in the subdirectory bin/salome/meshcut_plugin.py.
45 \n If you already have plugins defined in a smesh_plugins.py file, add this file at the end.
46 if not, copy this file as ${HOME}/Plugins/smesh_plugins.py or ${APPLI}/Plugins/smesh_plugins.py
47 or in your ${PLUGINPATH} Directory.
49 <li>From the Mesh menu, sub-menu SMESH_plugins, choose "MeshCut" item
50 The following dialog box will appear:
51 \image html meshcut_plugin.png "MeshCut Plugin dialog box"
54 See above for the meaning of the parameters.