Salome HOME
Join modifications from branch BR_DEBUG_3_2_0b1
[modules/smesh.git] / doc / salome / gui / SMESH / mesh.htm
1 <!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN">\r
2 \r
3 <html>\r
4 \r
5 <head>\r
6 <title>mesh</title>\r
7 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">\r
8 <meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com"><style type="text/css">\r
9 <!--\r
10 h1.whs1 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; }\r
11 p.whs2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; }\r
12 img_whs3 { border:none; width:30px; height:30px; float:none; border-style:none; }\r
13 ul.whs4 { list-style:disc; }\r
14 ul.whs5 { list-style:circle; }\r
15 p.whs6 { margin-left:40px; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; }\r
16 img_whs7 { border:none; width:472px; height:355px; border-style:none; float:right; }\r
17 p.whs8 { margin-left:40px; font-weight:bold; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; }\r
18 ol.whs9 { list-style:disc; }\r
19 -->\r
20 </style><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">\r
21 <!--\r
22 if ((navigator.appName == "Netscape") && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4))\r
23 {\r
24   var strNSS = "<style type='text/css'>";\r
25   strNSS += "h1.whs1 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }";\r
26   strNSS += "p.whs2 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }";\r
27   strNSS += "p.whs6 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }";\r
28   strNSS += "p.whs8 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }";\r
29   strNSS +="</style>";\r
30   document.write(strNSS);\r
31 }\r
32 //-->\r
33 </script>\r
34 <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" title="WebHelpInlineScript">\r
35 <!--\r
36 function reDo() {\r
37   if (innerWidth != origWidth || innerHeight != origHeight)\r
38      location.reload();\r
39 }\r
40 if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4) && (navigator.appName == "Netscape")) {\r
41         origWidth = innerWidth;\r
42         origHeight = innerHeight;\r
43         onresize = reDo;\r
44 }\r
45 onerror = null; \r
46 //-->\r
47 </script>\r
48 <style type="text/css">\r
49 <!--\r
50 div.WebHelpPopupMenu { position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; z-index:4; visibility:hidden; }\r
51 p.WebHelpNavBar { text-align:right; }\r
52 -->\r
53 </style><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whmsg.js"></script>\r
54 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="whver.js"></script>\r
55 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whproxy.js"></script>\r
56 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whutils.js"></script>\r
57 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whtopic.js"></script>\r
58 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2">\r
59 <!--\r
60 if (window.gbWhTopic)\r
61 {\r
62         if (window.setRelStartPage)\r
63         {\r
64         addTocInfo("MESH module\nIntroduction to Mesh");\r
65 addButton("show",BTN_IMG,"Show","","","","",0,0,"whd_show0.gif","whd_show2.gif","whd_show1.gif");\r
66 addButton("hide",BTN_IMG,"Hide","","","","",0,0,"whd_hide0.gif","whd_hide2.gif","whd_hide1.gif");\r
67 \r
68         }\r
69 \r
70 \r
71         if (window.setRelStartPage)\r
72         {\r
73         setRelStartPage("index.htm");\r
74 \r
75                 autoSync(1);\r
76                 sendSyncInfo();\r
77                 sendAveInfoOut();\r
78         }\r
79 \r
80 }\r
81 else\r
82         if (window.gbIE4)\r
83                 document.location.reload();\r
84 //-->\r
85 </script>\r
86 </head>\r
87 <body><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2">\r
88 <!--\r
89 if (window.writeIntopicBar)\r
90         writeIntopicBar(4);\r
91 //-->\r
92 </script>\r
93 <h1 class="whs1">Introduction to MESH</h1>\r
94 \r
95 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
96 \r
97 <p class="whs2"><img src="i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span> \r
98  module of SALOME is destined for: </p>\r
99 \r
100 <ul type="disc" class="whs4">\r
101         \r
102         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import and export of meshes \r
103  in MED format</a>,</p></li>\r
104         \r
105         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical models</a> previously \r
106  created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply \r
107  1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li>\r
108         \r
109         <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
110                 \r
111                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li>\r
112                 \r
113                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li>\r
114                 \r
115                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li>\r
116                 \r
117                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li>\r
118                 \r
119                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li>\r
120                 \r
121                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic Length</a></p></li>\r
122                 \r
123                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element \r
124  Area</a></p></li>\r
125                 \r
126                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length \r
127  from Edges</a></p></li>\r
128                 \r
129                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle \r
130  Preference</a></p></li>\r
131                 \r
132                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max Element Volume</a></p></li>\r
133         </ul>\r
134         \r
135         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">modification \r
136  of locally generated meshes by</p></li>\r
137         \r
138         <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
139                 \r
140                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> of nodes and elements</p></li>\r
141                 \r
142                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> of nodes and \r
143  elements</p></li>\r
144         </ul>\r
145         \r
146         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> and <a href="files/using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing \r
147  operations on these groups</a> </p></li>\r
148         \r
149         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> of meshes \r
150  basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li>\r
151 </ul>\r
152 \r
153 <p class="whs6"><img src="image7.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="472px" height="355px" align="right" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>\r
154 \r
155 <p class="whs8">for edges:</p>\r
156 \r
157 <ol type="disc" class="whs9">\r
158         \r
159         <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
160                 \r
161                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="length.htm">Length of edges</a> </p></li>\r
162                 \r
163                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders at multi-connection</a></p></li>\r
164                 \r
165                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li>\r
166         </ul>\r
167 </ol>\r
168 \r
169 <p class="whs8">for faces:</p>\r
170 \r
171 <ol type="disc" class="whs9">\r
172         \r
173         <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
174                 \r
175                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li>\r
176                 \r
177                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li>\r
178                 \r
179                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li>\r
180                 \r
181                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li>\r
182                 \r
183                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li>\r
184                 \r
185                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li>\r
186                 \r
187                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li>\r
188                 \r
189                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li>\r
190                 \r
191                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li>\r
192         </ul>\r
193 </ol>\r
194 \r
195 <p class="whs8">for solids:</p>\r
196 \r
197 <ol type="disc" class="whs9">\r
198         \r
199         <ul type="circle" class="whs5">\r
200                 \r
201                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio 3D</a></p></li>\r
202                 \r
203                 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li>\r
204         </ul>\r
205 </ol>\r
206 \r
207 <p class="whs2">.</p>\r
208 \r
209 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2">\r
210 <!--\r
211 if (window.writeIntopicBar)\r
212         writeIntopicBar(0);\r
213 //-->\r
214 </script>\r
215 </body>\r
216 </html>\r