diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 9c6dfa80afc01f22c02213683e720ec4c999c0e1..37258656e4ba9c1f27fe42eabdf8df0b057f3b35 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Id: FAQ,v 1.63 2005-06-08 19:12:05 geuzaine Exp $ +$Id: FAQ,v 1.64 2005-06-12 04:00:10 geuzaine Exp $ This is the Gmsh FAQ @@ -249,7 +249,16 @@ option panel. From the command line, you can also use '-order 2'. * 5.10 Can I import an existing surface mesh in Gmsh and use it to build a 3D mesh? -Yes, either in the form of a STL triangulation, or FIXME: TODO +Yes, see for example 'demos/sphere-discrete.geo'. Note that Gmsh +does not currently modify the surface mesh that you provide in this +way, so this surface mesh has to be conform (without gaps, hanging +nodes, etc.) and must contain surface elements having the final +desired sizes. + +Gmsh can also import discrete geometries in the form of STL +triangulations, and remesh these to respect certain constraints. This +is an experimental and undocumented feature as of this writing +(version 1.61). * 5.11 How do I define boundary conditions or material properties in Gmsh?