X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?p=modules%2Fsmesh.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fgrouping_elements.doc;fp=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fgrouping_elements.doc;h=9548913da3b29ca9e8f5cf1a044b0c0bf8b67c6a;hp=b0b4ab065d0bad119a2c3f5e555d96233b4163e5;hb=b8f76a6e3fc33d70c79b0052682a71f3e899964e;hpb=8db2fa9bfae5e163fd142bc1c6ffaaf80d116a74;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc index b0b4ab065..9548913da 100644 --- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc +++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/grouping_elements.doc @@ -12,35 +12,36 @@ visualization only and is not exported. There are three types of groups different by their internal organization:
  1. Standalone group is a static set of mesh entities. Its - contents can be explicitely controlled by the user. Upon removal of + contents can be explicitly controlled by the user. Upon removal of the entities included into the group, the group becomes empty and - the user is to pay efforts to restore its contents. Hence it is - resonable to create standalone groups when the mesh generation is + its content can be restored only manually. Hence it is + reasonable to create standalone groups when the mesh generation is finished and mesh quality is verified. \warning Creation and edition of large standalone groups in \ref creating_groups_page "Create group" dialog using manual edition is problematic due to poor performance of the dialog.
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  2. Group on geomerty is associated to one or a group of + +
  3. Group on geometry is associated to a sub-shape or a group of sub-shapes of the main shape and includes mesh entities generated on - this geometrical entities. The association to geometry is - established at group construction and can't be changed. The group - contents is always up-to-date without user's efforts, hence the + these geometrical entities. The association to a geometry is + established at group construction and cannot be changed. The group + contents are always updated automatically, hence the group can be created even before mesh elements generation.
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  4. Group on filter encapsulates a filter which is used to +
  5. Group on filter encapsulates a filter, which is used to select mesh entities composing the group from the whole mesh. Criteria of the filter can be changed at any time. The - group contents is always up-to-date without user's efforts, hence + group contents are always updated automatically, hence the group can be created even before mesh elements generation.
The group on geometry and group on filter can be converted to -the standalone group. +a standalone group. \image html groups_in_OB.png "Groups of different types look differently in the Object Browser" The following ways of group creation are possible: - \subpage creating_groups_page "Create group" dialog allows creation of - a group of any of all the three types: + a group of any type: \ref standalone_group "Standalone group", \ref group_on_geom "Group on geometry" and \ref group_on_filter "Group on filter" using dedicated tabs. @@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ The following ways of group creation are possible: - Standalone groups of all nodes and elements of the chosen sub-mesh (type of elements depends on dimension of sub-mesh geometry) can be created using Mesh -> Construct Group menu item (available - in context menu as well). + from the context menu as well). - Standalone groups of any element type can be created basing on nodes of other groups - using \subpage group_of_underlying_elements_page "Group based on nodes of other groups" dialog. @@ -69,10 +70,9 @@ The created groups can be later: - \ref importing_exporting_meshes_page "Exported" into a file as a whole mesh. -In the Object Browser, if groups container item includes more -than one group, it is possible to sort the groups by name in -ascending order. For this, select the groups container in the Object -Browser and choose Sort children context menu item. +In the Object Browser, if an item contains more than one child group, +it is possible to sort the groups by name in ascending order +using Sort children context menu item. \image html smesh_sort_groups.png "Sorting groups"