# Split bi-quadratic to linear import salome salome.salome_init_without_session() from salome.geom import geomBuilder from salome.smesh import smeshBuilder geom_builder = geomBuilder.New() smesh_builder = smeshBuilder.New() # make a shape consisting of two quadranges OY = geom_builder.MakeVectorDXDYDZ(0, 1, 0) OY1 = geom_builder.MakeTranslation( OY, 1, 0, 0 ) OY2 = geom_builder.MakeTranslation( OY, 2, 0, 0 ) q1 = geom_builder.MakeQuad2Edges( OY, OY1 ) q2 = geom_builder.MakeQuad2Edges( OY1, OY2 ) shape = geom_builder.Partition( [q1,q2], theName='shape' ) ff = geom_builder.SubShapeAll( shape, geom_builder.ShapeType["FACE"], theName="quad" ) # mesh one quadrange with quadrangless and the other with triangles mesh = smesh_builder.Mesh( shape ) mesh.Segment().NumberOfSegments(1) mesh.Quadrangle() mesh.Triangle( ff[1] ) mesh.Compute() # make group of quadrangles and extrude them into a hexahedron quadGroup = mesh.Group( ff[0], "quads") mesh.ExtrusionSweepObject2D( quadGroup, [0,0,1], 1 ) # make the mesh bi-quadratic mesh.ConvertToQuadratic( theToBiQuad=True ) # split all elements into linear ones mesh.SplitBiQuadraticIntoLinear()