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/*!
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\page about_meshes_page About meshes
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\n \b MESH represents a discrete approximation of a subset of the
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three-dimensional space by \ref mesh_entities "elementary geometrical
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elements".
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A SALOME study can contain multiple meshes, but they do not
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implicitly compose one super-mesh, and finally each of them
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can be used (e.g. exported) only individually.
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Mesh module provides several ways to create the mesh:
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<ul>
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<li>The main way is to \subpage constructing_meshes_page "construct the mesh"
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on the basis of the geometrical shape produced in the Geometry
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module. This way implies selection of
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- a geometrical object (<em>main shape</em>) and
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- <em>meshing parameters</em> (\ref
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basic_meshing_algos_page "meshing algorithms" and
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characteristics (e.g. element size) of a
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required mesh encapsulated in \ref about_hypo_page "hypothesis"
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objects).
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Construction of \subpage constructing_submeshes_page "sub-meshes"
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allows to discretize some sub-shapes of the main shape, for example a face,
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using the meshing parameters that differ from those used for other sub-shapes.<br>
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Meshing parameters of meshes and sub-meshes can be
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\subpage editing_meshes_page "edited". (Upon edition only mesh entities
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generated using changed meshing parameters are removed and will be
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re-computed).<br>
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\note Algorithms and hypotheses used at mesh level are referred to as
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\a global ones and those used at sub-mesh level are referred to as \a
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local ones.
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</li>
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<li>Bottom-up way, using \ref modifying_meshes_page "mesh modification"
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operations, especially \ref extrusion_page "extrusion" and \ref
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revolution_page "revolution". To create an empty mesh not based on a
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geometry, use the same dialog as to \ref constructing_meshes_page
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"construct the mesh on geometry" but do not specify a geometry
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or a meshing algorithm.
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</li>
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<li>The mesh can be \subpage importing_exporting_meshes_page "imported" from
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(and exported to) the file in MED, UNV, STL, CGNS, DAT, GMF and
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SAUVE formats.
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</li>
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<li>The 3D mesh can be generated from the 2D mesh, which was \ref
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importing_exporting_meshes_page "imported" or manually created. To
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setup the meshing parameters of a mesh not based on a geometry, just
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invoke \ref editing_meshes_page "Edit mesh / sub-mesh" command on
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your 2D mesh.
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</li>
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<li>Several meshes can be \subpage building_compounds_page "combined"
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into a new mesh.
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</li>
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<li>The whole mesh or its part (sub-mesh or group) can be
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\subpage copy_mesh_page "copied" into a new mesh.
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</li>
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<li>A new mesh can be created from a transformed, e.g. \ref
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translation_page "translated", part of the mesh.</li>
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</ul>
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Meshes can be edited using the MESH functions destined for
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\ref modifying_meshes_page "modification" of meshes.
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Attractive meshing capabilities include:
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- 3D and 2D \ref viscous_layers_anchor "Viscous Layers" (boundary
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layers of highly stretched elements beneficial for high quality
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viscous computations);
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- automatic conformal transition between tetrahedral and hexahedral
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sub-meshes.
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The \b structure of a SALOME mesh is described by nodes and elements based on
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these nodes. The geometry of an element is defined by the sequence of
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nodes constituting it and
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the <a href="http://www.code-aster.org/outils/med/html/connectivites.html">
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connectivity convention </a> (adopted from MED library). Definition of
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the element basing on the elements of a lower dimension is NOT supported.
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\anchor mesh_entities
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The mesh can include the following entities:
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<ul>
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<li>\b Node — a mesh entity defining a position in 3D
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space with coordinates (x, y, z).</li>
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<li>\b Edge (or segment) — 1D mesh element linking two nodes.</li>
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<li>\b Face — 2D mesh element representing a part of
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surface bound by links between face nodes. A face can be a
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triangle, quadrangle or polygon.</li>
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<li>\b Volume — 3D mesh element representing a part of 3D
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space bound by volume facets. Nodes of a volume describing each
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facet are defined by
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the <a href="http://www.code-aster.org/outils/med/html/connectivites.html">
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MED connectivity convention.</a> A volume can be a tetrahedron, hexahedron,
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pentahedron, pyramid, hexagonal prism or polyhedron.</li>
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<li>\b 0D element — mesh element defined by one node.</li>
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<li>\b Ball element — discrete mesh element defined by a
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node and a diameter.</li>
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</ul>
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Every mesh entity has an attribute associating it to a sub-shape it is
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generated on (if any). The node generated on the geometrical edge or
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surface in addition stores its position in parametric space of the
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associated geometrical entity.
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Mesh entities are identified by integer IDs starting from 1.
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Nodes and elements are counted separately, i.e. there can be a node
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and element with the same ID.
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SALOME supports elements of second order, without a central node
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(quadratic triangle, quadrangle, polygon, tetrahedron, hexahedron,
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pentahedron and pyramid) and with central nodes (bi-quadratic triangle
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and quadrangle and tri-quadratic hexahedron).<br>
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Quadratic mesh can be obtained in two ways:
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- Using a global \ref quadratic_mesh_anchor "Quadratic Mesh"
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hypothesis. (Elements with the central node are not generated in this way).
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- Using \ref convert_to_from_quadratic_mesh_page operation.
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*/
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