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[modules/smesh.git] / doc / salome / gui / SMESH / input / constructing_meshes.doc

diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc
index 1a51128399a212ea271df42295d34c033838201c..3a0490c210511bf87bde514e42e9e86dd3fe7bd2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ To create a mesh on geometry, it is necessary to create a mesh object by choosin
     taken into account by the chosen meshing algorithms.
 
 Then you can launch mesh generation by invoking \ref compute_anchor "Compute" command.
+The generated mesh will be automatically shown in the Viewer. You can
+switch off automatic visualization or limit mesh size until which it is
+automatically shown in \ref mesh_preferences_page (<em>Automatic update</em> entry).
 
 \note Sometimes \a hypotheses term is used to refer to both algorithms
 and hypotheses.
@@ -38,8 +41,9 @@ creation and specify the meshing parameters on sub-meshes only; then
 only the sub-shapes, for which an algorithm and a hypothesis (if any)
 have been defined will be discretized.
 
-\n Construction of a mesh on a geometry includes at least two (mesh
-creation and computing) of the following steps:
+\n Construction of a mesh on a geometry includes at least two 
+(\ref create_mesh_anchor "mesh creation" and
+\ref compute_anchor "computing") of the following steps:
 <ul>
   <li> \ref create_mesh_anchor "Creation of a mesh object", where you
   can specify meshing parameters to apply to all sub-shapes of the
@@ -228,6 +232,9 @@ creation and computing) of the following steps:
     </hypotheses-set-group>
     </meshers>
 ~~~~~~
+    If the file contents are incorrect, there can be an error at
+    activation of Mesh module: <em>"fatal parsing error: error
+    triggered by consumer in line ..."</em>
 <br>
 <center>
       \image html hypo_sets.png
@@ -262,7 +269,9 @@ information box:
 <h2>Previewing the mesh</h2>
 
 Before \ref compute_anchor "the mesh computation", it is also possible
-to see the mesh preview.
+to see the mesh preview. This operation allows to incrementally
+compute the mesh, dimension by dimension, and to discard an
+unsatisfactory mesh.
 
 For this, select the mesh in the Object Browser. From the \b Mesh menu
 select \b Preview or click "Preview" button in the toolbar or activate
@@ -380,8 +389,8 @@ will see the following information.
 It is equally possible to skip  \ref evaluate_anchor "the Evaluation"
 and \ref preview_anchor "the Preview" and to \b Compute the mesh after
 the hypotheses are assigned. For this, select your mesh in
-the <b>Object Browser</b>. From the \b Mesh menu select \b Compute or
-click "Compute" button of the toolbar.
+the <b>Object Browser</b>. From the \b Mesh menu or the context menu
+select \b Compute or click \a "Compute" button of the toolbar.
 
 <center>
 \image html image28.png
@@ -406,8 +415,9 @@ failure is provided in \b Errors table.
 
 \image html meshcomputationfail.png
 
-After you select an error, <b>Show Sub-shape</b> button allows
-visualizing in magenta the geometrical entity that causes the error.
+After you select an error in \b Errors table, <b>Show Sub-shape</b> button allows
+visualizing in magenta the geometrical entity meshing of which failed
+(Name of this entity or its ID and type is shown in \a Sub-shape column).
 
 <center>
 \image html failed_computation.png