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Commit 7ec02c87 authored by Christophe Geuzaine's avatar Christophe Geuzaine
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explicit warning about half circles

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GMSH FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ($Date: 2002-01-21 19:43:38 $) GMSH FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ($Date: 2002-03-04 16:45:21 $)
1. GENERAL 1. GENERAL
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...@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ Send us your geometry, and we will investigate. Please keep the ...@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ Send us your geometry, and we will investigate. Please keep the
following in mind though: 2D (surface) meshes are generated by following in mind though: 2D (surface) meshes are generated by
projecting a 2D mesh in the mean plane of the surface. This gives nice projecting a 2D mesh in the mean plane of the surface. This gives nice
results only if the surface curvature is small enough. Otherwise you results only if the surface curvature is small enough. Otherwise you
_have_ to cut the surface in pieces. _have_ to cut the surface in pieces. For example, using use half
circles to define a cylinder will fail with the unstructured algorithm
(you should define arcs with angles smaller than 2*Pi, and thus
define the cylinder with at least three patch surfaces).
5.3) What should I do when the 3D unstructured algorithm fails? 5.3) What should I do when the 3D unstructured algorithm fails?
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