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/*!
\page tui_creating_meshes_page Creating Meshes
\n First of all see \ref example_3d_mesh "Example of 3d mesh generation",
which is an example of good python script style for Mesh module.
<br>
<h2>Construction of a Mesh</h2>
\code
import geompy
import smesh
# create a box
box = geompy.MakeBox(0., 0., 0., 100., 200., 300.)
idbox = geompy.addToStudy(box, "box")
# create a mesh
tetra = smesh.Mesh(box, "MeshBox")
algo1D = tetra.Segment()
algo1D.NumberOfSegments(7)
algo2D = tetra.Triangle()
algo2D.MaxElementArea(800.)
algo3D = tetra.Tetrahedron(smesh.NETGEN)
algo3D.MaxElementVolume(900.)
# compute the mesh
ret = tetra.Compute()
if ret == 0:
print "problem when computing the mesh"
else:
print "mesh computed"
pass
\endcode
<br>
\anchor tui_construction_submesh
<h2>Construction of a Submesh</h2>
\code
from geompy import *
import smesh
# create a box
box = MakeBoxDXDYDZ(10., 10., 10.)
addToStudy(box, "Box")
# select one edge of the box for definition of a local hypothesis
p5 = MakeVertex(5., 0., 0.)
EdgeX = GetEdgeNearPoint(box, p5)
addToStudyInFather(box, EdgeX, "Edge [0,0,0 - 10,0,0]")
# create a hexahedral mesh on the box
quadra = smesh.Mesh(box, "Box : quadrangle 2D mesh")
# create a regular 1D algorithm for the faces
algo1D = quadra.Segment()
# define "NumberOfSegments" hypothesis to cut
# all the edges in a fixed number of segments
algo1D.NumberOfSegments(4)
# create a quadrangle 2D algorithm for the faces
quadra.Quadrangle()
# construct a submesh on the edge with a local hypothesis
algo_local = quadra.Segment(EdgeX)
# define "Arithmetic1D" hypothesis to cut the edge in several segments with increasing arithmetic length
algo_local.Arithmetic1D(1, 4)
# define "Propagation" hypothesis that propagates all other hypotheses
# on all edges of the opposite side in case of quadrangular faces
algo_local.Propagation()
# compute the mesh
quadra.Compute()
\endcode
<br>
\anchor tui_editing_mesh
<h2>Editing of a mesh</h2>
\code
import geompy
import smesh
def PrintMeshInfo(theMesh):
aMesh = theMesh.GetMesh()
print "Information about mesh:"
print "Number of nodes : ", aMesh.NbNodes()
print "Number of edges : ", aMesh.NbEdges()
print "Number of faces : ", aMesh.NbFaces()
print "Number of volumes : ", aMesh.NbVolumes()
pass
# create a box
box = geompy.MakeBox(0., 0., 0., 20., 20., 20.)
geompy.addToStudy(box, "box")
# select one edge of the box for definition of a local hypothesis
subShapeList = geompy.SubShapeAll(box, geompy.ShapeType["EDGE"])
edge = subShapeList[0]
name = geompy.SubShapeName(edge, box)
geompy.addToStudyInFather(box, edge, name)
# create a mesh
tria = smesh.Mesh(box, "Mesh 2D")
algo1D = tria.Segment()
hyp1 = algo1D.NumberOfSegments(3)
algo2D = tria.Triangle()
hyp2 = algo2D.MaxElementArea(10.)
# create a sub-mesh
algo_local = tria.Segment(edge)
hyp3 = algo_local.Arithmetic1D(1, 6)
hyp4 = algo_local.Propagation()
# compute the mesh
tria.Compute()
PrintMeshInfo(tria)
# remove a local hypothesis
mesh = tria.GetMesh()
mesh.RemoveHypothesis(edge, hyp4)
# compute the mesh
tria.Compute()
PrintMeshInfo(tria)
# change the value of the 2D hypothesis
hyp2.SetMaxElementArea(2.)
# compute the mesh
tria.Compute()
PrintMeshInfo(tria)
\endcode
<br>
\anchor tui_export_mesh
<h2>Export of a Mesh</h2>
\code
import geompy
import smesh
# create a box
box = geompy.MakeBox(0., 0., 0., 100., 200., 300.)
idbox = geompy.addToStudy(box, "box")
# create a mesh
tetra = smesh.Mesh(box, "MeshBox")
algo1D = tetra.Segment()
algo1D.NumberOfSegments(7)
algo2D = tetra.Triangle()
algo2D.MaxElementArea(800.)
algo3D = tetra.Tetrahedron(smesh.NETGEN)
algo3D.MaxElementVolume(900.)
# compute the mesh
tetra.Compute()
# export the mesh in a MED file
tetra.ExportMED("/tmp/meshMED.med", 0)
\endcode
<br>
<h2>How to mesh a cylinder with hexahedrons?</h2>
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 ex24_cylinder.py
\image html mesh_cylinder_hexa.png
<br>
\anchor tui_building_compound
<h2>Building a compound of meshes</h2>
\dontinclude SMESH_BuildCompound.py
\skipline import geompy
\until #end
*/