smesh/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/smeshpy_interface.doc

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\page smeshpy_interface_page Python interface

Python API for SALOME %Mesh module defines several classes that can
be used for easy mesh creation and edition.

Documentation for SALOME %Mesh module Python API is available in two forms:
- <a href="smeshpy_doc/modules.html">Structured documentation</a>, where all methods and
classes are grouped by their functionality, like it is done in the GUI documentation
- <a href="smeshpy_doc/namespaces.html">Linear documentation</a> grouped only by classes, declared
in the \ref smeshBuilder and \ref StdMeshersBuilder Python packages.

\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

The SMESH python package contains helper functions to manipulate mesh elements and 
interact with these elements.

Note that these functions either encapsulate the python programming interface of SMESH core 
(the CORBA or SWIG interface for example) or extend existing utilities as the smesh.py module.

The functions are distributed in the python package \b salome.smesh.

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The main package \bsalome contains other sub-packages that are distributed with the other 
SALOME modules. For example, the KERNEL module provides the python package \b salome.kernel 
and GEOM the package \b salome.geom.

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.

Class \ref smeshstudytools.SMeshStudyTools "SMeshStudyTools" provides several methods to manipulate mesh objects in Salome study. 

As soon as mesh is created, it is possible to manage it via its own
methods, described in class \ref smeshBuilder.Mesh "Mesh" documentation.

Class \ref smeshBuilder.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 StdMeshersBuilder "StdMeshersBuilder"
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 ...

To add meshing hypotheses, it is possible to use the functions provided by the
algorithms interfaces.

An example below demonstrates usage of the Python API for 3d mesh generation. 

\anchor example_3d_mesh
<h2>Example of 3d mesh generation:</h2>
\tui_script{3dmesh.py}

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_modifying_meshes_page
- \subpage tui_transforming_meshes_page
- \subpage tui_notebook_smesh_page
- \subpage tui_measurements_page
- \subpage tui_generate_flat_elements_page
- \subpage tui_work_on_objects_from_gui
- \subpage tui_prism_3d_algo

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