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

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\page symmetry_page Symmetry

\n This geometrical operation allows to perform a symmetrical copy of
your mesh or some of its elements.

\image html symmetry.png "Symmetry button"

<em>To apply symmetry to your mesh:</em>
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From the \b Modification choose \b Transformation and  from its
sub-menu select the \b Symmetry item. The following dialog box shall
appear:

\image html symmetry1.png

\image html symmetry2.png

\image html symmetry3.png

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This operation has three options, you can symmetrically copy your mesh
or some of its elements specifying:
<ul>
<li>one point</li>
<li>one axis (point and vector)</li>
<li>one plane (point and normal)</li>
</ul>

<ul>
<li>Select elements for the symmetry operation
<ul>
<li>Check on <b>Select the whole mesh, submesh or group</b> option
<li>Choosing them manually with the mouse in the 3D Viewer. You can
click on an element in the 3D viewer and it will be highlighted</li>
<li>Applying Filters. The <b>Set filter</b> button allows to apply a
definite filter to selection of the elements. See more
about filters on the
\ref selection_filter_library_page "Selection filter library" page.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>When <b>Move elements</b> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements) is created at the new location and erased from its previous location</li>
<li>When <b>Copy elements</b> radio button is selected,the source mesh (or elements) is created at the new location, but it also remains at its previous location and is considered one and single mesh with the result of the translation.</li>
<li>When <b>Create as new mesh</b> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements) remains at its previous location and a new mesh is created at the new location and appears in the Object Browser with the default name MeshName_mirrored (you can change this name in the adjacent box).</li>
<li><b> Copy groups </b> checkbox allows copying the groups of elements of the source mesh to the newly created one.</li>
</ul>

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<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a 
\ref tui_symmetry "Symmetry" operation.  

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