diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/doxyfile.in b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/doxyfile.in
index 53d07c117..37ef2d45f 100755
--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/doxyfile.in
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/doxyfile.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WARNINGS = YES
INPUT = @srcdir@/input
FILE_PATTERNS = *.doc
IMAGE_PATH = @srcdir@/images
-
+EXAMPLE_PATH = ../../../share/salome/src/SMESH_SWIG
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#HTML related options
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/images/mesh_cylinder_hexa.png b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/images/mesh_cylinder_hexa.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f95dc67f7
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/images/mesh_cylinder_hexa.png differ
diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/introduction_to_mesh_python.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/introduction_to_mesh_python.doc
index eb475e48a..2fcc329a2 100644
--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/introduction_to_mesh_python.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/introduction_to_mesh_python.doc
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@
# Create a groupe of faces
\n tetra.Group(group)
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/tui_creating_meshes.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/tui_creating_meshes.doc
index 087b2de25..25bf50268 100644
--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/tui_creating_meshes.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/tui_creating_meshes.doc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
\page tui_creating_meshes_page Creating Meshes
-\n First of all see \ref tui_creating_meshes_page "Example of 3d mesh generation",
+\n First of all see \ref introduction_to_mesh_python_page "Example of 3d mesh generation",
which is an example of good python script style for Mesh module.
@@ -172,4 +172,13 @@ tetra.Compute()
tetra.ExportMED("/tmp/meshMED.med", 0)
\endcode
+
+How to mesh a cylinder with hexahedrons?
+Here you can see an example of python script, creating a hexahedral
+mesh on a cylinder. And a picture below the source code of the script,
+demonstrating the resulting mesh.
+\include /dn20/salome/jfa/V4/SRC/SMESH_SRC/src/SMESH_SWIG/ex24_cylinder.py
+
+\image html mesh_cylinder_hexa.png
+
*/
diff --git a/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.am b/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.am
index 09ab5553d..c46bde084 100644
--- a/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.am
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ dist_salomescript_DATA= \
ex18_dome2.py \
ex19_sphereINcube.py \
ex21_lamp.py \
+ ex24_cylinder.py \
SMESH_test.py\
SMESH_test0.py\
SMESH_test1.py \
diff --git a/src/SMESH_SWIG/ex24_cylinder.py b/src/SMESH_SWIG/ex24_cylinder.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25a1e96d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SMESH_SWIG/ex24_cylinder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# CEA/LGLS 2007, Francis KLOSS (OCC)
+# ==================================
+
+import math
+
+import geompy
+import smesh
+
+geo = geompy
+
+# Parameters
+# ----------
+
+radius = 50
+height = 200
+
+# Build a cylinder
+# ----------------
+
+base = geo.MakeVertex(0, 0, 0)
+direction = geo.MakeVectorDXDYDZ(0, 0, 1)
+
+cylinder = geo.MakeCylinder(base, direction, radius, height)
+
+geo.addToStudy(cylinder, "cylinder")
+
+# Build blocks
+# ------------
+
+size = radius/2.0
+
+box_rot = geo.MakeBox(-size, -size, 0, +size, +size, height)
+box_axis = geo.MakeLine(base, direction)
+box = geo.MakeRotation(box_rot, box_axis, math.pi/4)
+
+hole = geo.MakeCut(cylinder, box)
+
+plane_trim = 2000
+
+plane_a = geo.MakePlane(base, geo.MakeVectorDXDYDZ(1, 0, 0), plane_trim)
+plane_b = geo.MakePlane(base, geo.MakeVectorDXDYDZ(0, 1, 0), plane_trim)
+
+blocks_part = geo.MakePartition([hole], [plane_a, plane_b], [], [], geo.ShapeType["SOLID"])
+blocks_list = [box] + geo.SubShapeAll(blocks_part, geo.ShapeType["SOLID"])
+blocks_all = geo.MakeCompound(blocks_list)
+blocks = geo.MakeGlueFaces(blocks_all, 0.0001)
+
+geo.addToStudy(blocks, "cylinder:blocks")
+
+# Build geometric groups
+# ----------------------
+
+def group(name, shape, type, base=None, direction=None):
+ t = geo.ShapeType[type]
+ g = geo.CreateGroup(shape, t)
+
+ geo.addToStudy(g, name)
+ g.SetName(name)
+
+ if base!=None:
+ l = geo.GetShapesOnPlaneWithLocationIDs(shape, t, direction, base, geo.GEOM.ST_ON)
+ geo.UnionIDs(g, l)
+
+ return g
+
+group_a = group("baseA", blocks, "FACE", base, direction)
+
+base_b = geo.MakeVertex(0, 0, height)
+group_b = group("baseB", blocks, "FACE", base_b, direction)
+
+group_1 = group("limit", blocks, "SOLID")
+group_1_all = geo.SubShapeAllIDs(blocks, geo.ShapeType["SOLID"])
+geo.UnionIDs(group_1, group_1_all)
+group_1_box = geo.GetBlockNearPoint(blocks, base)
+geo.DifferenceList(group_1, [group_1_box])
+
+# Mesh the blocks with hexahedral
+# -------------------------------
+
+def discretize(x, y, z, n, s=blocks):
+ p = geo.MakeVertex(x, y, z)
+ e = geo.GetEdgeNearPoint(s, p)
+ a = hexa.Segment(e)
+ a.NumberOfSegments(n)
+ a.Propagation()
+
+hexa = smesh.Mesh(blocks)
+
+hexa_1d = hexa.Segment()
+hexa_1d.NumberOfSegments(1)
+
+discretize(+radius , +radius, 0, 5)
+discretize(-radius , +radius, 0, 8)
+discretize((radius+size)/2, 0, 0, 10)
+discretize( +radius, 0, height/2, 20)
+
+hexa.Quadrangle()
+hexa.Hexahedron()
+
+hexa.Compute()
+
+hexa.Group(group_a)
+hexa.Group(group_b)
+hexa.Group(group_1)