X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?p=modules%2Fsmesh.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgui%2Finput%2Fabout_meshes.rst;fp=doc%2Fgui%2Finput%2Fabout_meshes.rst;h=73af1714eca11b583ac21e94e33b9d84243e8c4f;hp=270fbe5e1b3d82606ff14830afd0b7959b054373;hb=b131becc0872f2050b117ce5bfc0fda84e34faa6;hpb=7d1a127bbb12d9e3fd816f164feb07390bc6a725 diff --git a/doc/gui/input/about_meshes.rst b/doc/gui/input/about_meshes.rst index 270fbe5e1..73af1714e 100644 --- a/doc/gui/input/about_meshes.rst +++ b/doc/gui/input/about_meshes.rst @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -.. _about_meshes_page: +.. _about_meshes_page: ************ About meshes -************ +************ **MESH** represents a discrete approximation of a subset of the three-dimensional space by `elementary geometrical elements`_. @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A SALOME study can contain multiple meshes, but they do not implicitly compose o Mesh module provides several ways to create the mesh: -* The main way is to :ref:`construct the mesh ` on the basis of the geometrical shape produced in the Geometry module. This way implies selection of +* The main way is to :ref:`construct the mesh ` on the basis of the geometrical shape produced in the Geometry module. This way implies selection of * a geometrical object (*main shape*) and * *meshing parameters* (:ref:`meshing algorithms ` and characteristics (e.g. element size) of a required mesh encapsulated in :ref:`hypothesis ` objects). @@ -20,19 +20,21 @@ Mesh module provides several ways to create the mesh: .. note:: Algorithms and hypotheses used at mesh level are referred to as *global* ones and those used at sub-mesh level are referred to as *local* ones. - + * Bottom-up way, using :ref:`mesh modification ` operations, especially :ref:`extrusion ` and :ref:`revolution `. To create an empty mesh not based on geometry, use the same dialog as to :ref:`construct the mesh on geometry ` but specify neither the geometry nor meshing algorithms. - + * The mesh can be :ref:`imported ` from (and exported to) the file in MED, UNV, STL, CGNS, DAT and GMF formats. - + * The 3D mesh can be generated from the 2D mesh not based on geometry, which was either :ref:`imported ` or created in other way. To setup the meshing parameters of a mesh not based on geometry, just invoke :ref:`Edit mesh / sub-mesh ` command on your 2D mesh. - + * Several meshes can be :ref:`combined ` into a new mesh. - + * The whole mesh or its part (sub-mesh or group) can be :ref:`copied ` into a new mesh. - + * A new mesh can be created from a transformed, e.g. :ref:`translated `, part of the mesh. +* A new mesh can be created from the gernation of the :ref:`dual ` of a Tetrahedron Mesh. + Meshes can be edited using the MESH functions destined for :ref:`modification ` of meshes. @@ -82,4 +84,5 @@ Quadratic mesh can be obtained in three ways: importing_exporting_meshes.rst building_compounds.rst copy_mesh.rst + create_dual_mesh.rst connectivity.rst