X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?p=modules%2Fsmesh.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsalome%2Fgui%2FSMESH%2Finput%2Fsmeshpy_interface.doc;h=bbb287f2fb5433a0027ed990dacd3c64757a88e7;hp=72d4585e1beac9664eaeedf4983f0ae477541eee;hb=a8c3e199b7fa1bf4ed5895a312cc5d5f6aee25e6;hpb=88b3dbe23b236bd1746405155ae33a76aaf59ecd diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/smeshpy_interface.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/smeshpy_interface.doc index 72d4585e1..bbb287f2f 100644 --- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/smeshpy_interface.doc +++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/smeshpy_interface.doc @@ -7,32 +7,69 @@ be used for easy mesh creation and edition. Documentation for SALOME %Mesh module Python API is available in two forms: - Structured documentation, where all methods and -classes are grouped by their functionality, like it is done in the GUI documentation +classes are grouped by their functionality. - Linear documentation grouped only by classes, declared -in the \ref smesh and StdMeshersDC Python packages. +in the \ref smeshBuilder and \ref StdMeshersBuilder Python packages. -Python package \ref smesh provides an interface to create and handle +\n With SALOME 7.2, the Python interface for %Mesh has been slightly modified to offer new functionality. +\n You may have to modify your scripts generated with SALOME 6 or older versions. +\n Please see \ref smesh_migration_page. + +Class \ref smeshBuilder.smeshBuilder "smeshBuilder" provides an interface to create and handle meshes. It can be used to create an empty mesh or to import mesh from the data file. -As soon as mesh is created, it is possible to manage it via its own -methods, described in \ref smesh.Mesh "class Mesh" documentation. +As soon as a mesh is created, it is possible to manage it via its own +methods, described in class \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh "Mesh" documentation. + +Class \ref smeshstudytools.SMeshStudyTools "SMeshStudyTools" provides several methods to manipulate mesh objects in Salome study. + +A usual workflow to generate a mesh on geometry is following: +
    +
  1. Create an instance of \ref smeshBuilder.smeshBuilder "smeshBuilder": + 
    +      from salome.smesh import smeshBuilder
+      smesh = smeshBuilder.New( salome.myStudy )
+
    2. +
  2. Create a \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh "mesh" object: + 
    +      mesh = \ref smeshBuilder.smeshBuilder.Mesh "smesh.Mesh( geometry )" 
+
    3. +
  3. Create and assign \ref basic_meshing_algos_page "algorithms" by + calling corresponding methods of the mesh. If a sub-shape is + provided as an argument, a \ref constructing_submeshes_page "sub-mesh" + is implicitly created on this sub-shape: + 
    +      regular1D = \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh.Segment "mesh.Segment"()
+      mefisto   = \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh.Triangle "mesh.Triangle"( smeshBuilder.MEFISTO )
+      # use other triangle algorithm on a face -- a sub-mesh appears in the mesh
+      netgen    = \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh.Triangle "mesh.Triangle"( smeshBuilder.NETGEN_1D2D, face )
+
    4. +
  4. Create and assign \ref about_hypo_page "hypotheses" by calling + corresponding methods of algorithms: + 
    +      segLen10 = \ref StdMeshersBuilder.StdMeshersBuilder_Segment.LocalLength "regular1D.LocalLength"( 10. )
+      maxArea  = \ref StdMeshersBuilder.StdMeshersBuilder_Segment.LocalLength "mefisto.MaxElementArea"( 100. )
+      netgen.SetMaxSize( 20. )
+      netgen.SetFineness( smeshBuilder.VeryCoarse )
+
    +
    5. +
  5. \ref compute_anchor "Compute" the mesh (generate mesh nodes and elements): + 
    +      \ref Mesh.Compute "mesh.Compute"()
+
    +
    6. +
-Class \ref smesh.Mesh "Mesh" allows assigning algorithms to a mesh. -Please note that some algorithms, included in the standard SALOME -distribution are always available. Python package \ref StdMeshersDC -provides an interface for standard meshing algorithms included into -the SALOME %Mesh module distribution, like: -- REGULAR (1D) -- COMPOSITE (1D) -- MEFISTO (2D) -- Quadrangle (2D) -- Hexa(3D) -- etc ... +An easiest way to start with Python scripting is to do something in +GUI and then to get a corresponding Python script via + File > Dump Study menu item. Don't forget that you can get +all methods of any object in hand (e.g. a mesh group or a hypothesis) +by calling \a dir() Python built-in function. -To add meshing hypotheses, it is possible to use the functions provided by the -algorithms interfaces. +All methods of the Mesh Group can be found in \ref tui_create_standalone_group sample script. -An example below demonstrates usage of the Python API for 3d mesh generation. +An example below demonstrates usage of the Python API for 3d mesh +generation and for retrieving information on mesh nodes and elements. \anchor example_3d_mesh

Example of 3d mesh generation:

@@ -42,19 +79,19 @@ Examples of Python scripts for Mesh operations are available by the following links: - \subpage tui_creating_meshes_page -- \subpage tui_cartesian_algo -- \subpage tui_use_existing_faces -- \subpage tui_viewing_meshes_page - \subpage tui_defining_hypotheses_page -- \subpage tui_quality_controls_page -- \subpage tui_filters_page - \subpage tui_grouping_elements_page +- \subpage tui_filters_page - \subpage tui_modifying_meshes_page - \subpage tui_transforming_meshes_page -- \subpage tui_notebook_smesh_page +- \subpage tui_viewing_meshes_page +- \subpage tui_quality_controls_page - \subpage tui_measurements_page -- \subpage tui_generate_flat_elements_page - \subpage tui_work_on_objects_from_gui +- \subpage tui_notebook_smesh_page +- \subpage tui_cartesian_algo +- \subpage tui_use_existing_faces - \subpage tui_prism_3d_algo +- \subpage tui_generate_flat_elements_page */