<!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN"> <html> <head> <title>mesh</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com"><style type="text/css"> <!-- h1.whs1 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; } p.whs2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; } img_whs3 { border:none; width:30px; height:30px; float:none; border-style:none; } ul.whs4 { list-style:disc; } ul.whs5 { list-style:circle; } p.whs6 { margin-left:40px; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; } img_whs7 { border:none; width:472px; height:355px; border-style:none; float:right; } p.whs8 { margin-left:40px; font-weight:bold; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; } ol.whs9 { list-style:disc; } --> </style><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> <!-- if ((navigator.appName == "Netscape") && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4)) { var strNSS = "<style type='text/css'>"; strNSS += "h1.whs1 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }"; strNSS += "p.whs2 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }"; strNSS += "p.whs6 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }"; strNSS += "p.whs8 {margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt; }"; strNSS +="</style>"; document.write(strNSS); } //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" title="WebHelpInlineScript"> <!-- function reDo() { if (innerWidth != origWidth || innerHeight != origHeight) location.reload(); } if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4) && (navigator.appName == "Netscape")) { origWidth = innerWidth; origHeight = innerHeight; onresize = reDo; } onerror = null; //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- div.WebHelpPopupMenu { position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; z-index:4; visibility:hidden; } p.WebHelpNavBar { text-align:right; } --> </style><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whmsg.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="whver.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whproxy.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whutils.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whtopic.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.gbWhTopic) { if (window.setRelStartPage) { addTocInfo("MESH module\nIntroduction to Mesh"); addButton("show",BTN_IMG,"Show","","","","",0,0,"whd_show0.gif","whd_show2.gif","whd_show1.gif"); addButton("hide",BTN_IMG,"Hide","","","","",0,0,"whd_hide0.gif","whd_hide2.gif","whd_hide1.gif"); } if (window.setRelStartPage) { setRelStartPage("index.htm"); autoSync(1); sendSyncInfo(); sendAveInfoOut(); } } else if (window.gbIE4) document.location.reload(); //--> </script> </head> <body><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(4); //--> </script> <h1 class="whs1">Introduction to MESH</h1> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2"><img src="i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>MESH</B></span> module of SALOME is destined for: </p> <ul type="disc" class="whs4"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/importing_and_exporting_meshes.htm">import and export of meshes in MED format</a>,</p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/constructing_meshes.htm">meshing geometrical models</a> previously created or imported by the GEOM component. MESH module allows to apply 1D, 2D, 3D meshing algorithms and a set of hypotheses:</p></li> <ul type="circle" class="whs5"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#arithmetic_1D">Arithmetic 1D</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Average_length">Average Length</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#deflection_1D">Deflection 1D </a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#Number_of_elements">Number of segments</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#start_and_end_length">Start and end length</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/arithmetic_1d.htm#automatic_length">Automatic Length</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#max_element_area">Max Element Area</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#length_from_edges">Length from Edges</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_area_hypothesis.htm#quadrangle preference">Quadrangle Preference</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/max._element_volume_hypothsis.htm">Max Element Volume</a></p></li> </ul> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">modification of locally generated meshes by</p></li> <ul type="circle" class="whs5"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/adding_nodes_and_elements.htm">Addition</a> of nodes and elements</p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/removing_nodes_and_elements.htm">Removal</a> of nodes and elements</p></li> </ul> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/creating_groups.htm">grouping mesh elements</a> and <a href="files/using_operations_on_groups.htm">performing operations on these groups</a> </p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/about_quality_controls.htm">quality control</a> of meshes basing on a set of definite criteria -</p></li> </ul> <p class="whs6"><img src="image7.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="472px" height="355px" align="right" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p> <p class="whs8">for edges:</p> <ol type="disc" class="whs9"> <ul type="circle" class="whs5"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="length.htm">Length of edges</a> </p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multi-connection.htm">Borders at multi-connection</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_borders.htm">Free borders</a></p></li> </ul> </ol> <p class="whs8">for faces:</p> <ol type="disc" class="whs9"> <ul type="circle" class="whs5"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/area_of_elements.htm">Area</a> </p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="free_edges.htm">Free edges</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="borders_at_multiconnection_2d.htm">Borders at multi-connection 2D</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/length_of_edges.htm">Length 2D</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/minimum_angle.htm">Minimum angle</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/taper.htm">Taper</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/aspect_ratio.htm">Aspect Ratio</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/warp.htm">Warping</a> </p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="files/skew.htm">Skew</a></p></li> </ul> </ol> <p class="whs8">for solids:</p> <ol type="disc" class="whs9"> <ul type="circle" class="whs5"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="aspect_ratio_3d.htm">Aspect ratio 3D</a></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><a href="volume.htm">Volume</a></p></li> </ul> </ol> <p class="whs2">.</p> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(0); //--> </script> </body> </html>