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Commit c152b95e authored by Christophe Geuzaine's avatar Christophe Geuzaine
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\input texinfo.tex @c -*-texinfo-*- \input texinfo.tex @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c $Id: gmsh.texi,v 1.92 2003-12-07 05:37:00 geuzaine Exp $ @c $Id: gmsh.texi,v 1.93 2003-12-07 17:00:10 geuzaine Exp $
@c @c
@c Copyright (C) 1997-2003 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle @c Copyright (C) 1997-2003 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
@c @c
...@@ -2708,11 +2708,10 @@ element (separated by white space, without commas). ...@@ -2708,11 +2708,10 @@ element (separated by white space, without commas).
@node Version 2.0, , Version 1.0, Gmsh mesh file format @node Version 2.0, , Version 1.0, Gmsh mesh file format
@subsection Version 2.0 @subsection Version 2.0
The version 2.0 of the @file{.msh} file format is the Gmsh's new native mesh Version 2.0 of the @file{.msh} file format is Gmsh's new native mesh file
file format. It will eventually become the new default mesh format generated format. It is very similar to the old one (@pxref{Version 1.0}), but is more
by Gmsh. This new format is very similar to the old one, but is more general: it contains information about itself and allows to associate an
general: it contains information about itself and allows to attach an arbitrary number of integer tags with each element.
arbitrary number of tags to each element.
The @file{.msh} file format, version 2.0, is divided in three sections, The @file{.msh} file format, version 2.0, is divided in three sections,
defining the file format (@code{$MeshFormat}-@code{$EndMeshFormat}), the defining the file format (@code{$MeshFormat}-@code{$EndMeshFormat}), the
...@@ -2787,17 +2786,16 @@ Point (1 node). ...@@ -2787,17 +2786,16 @@ Point (1 node).
@end table @end table
@item @var{number-of-tags} @item @var{number-of-tags}
gives the number of (integer) tags for the @var{n}-th element. By default, gives the number of tags for the @var{n}-th element. By default, Gmsh
Gmsh generates meshes with two tags, but can read files with an arbitrary generates meshes with two tags and reads files with an arbitrary number of
number of tags (and currently only interprets the three first ones: see tags: see below.
below).
@item @var{tag} @item @var{tag}
is an integer tag associated with the @var{n}-th element. By default, the is an integer tag associated with the @var{n}-th element. By default, the
first tag is the number of the physical entity to which the element belongs; first tag is the number of the physical entity to which the element belongs;
the second tag is the number of the elementary geometrical entity to which the second is the number of the elementary geometrical entity to which the
the element belongs; the third tag is the number of a mesh partition to element belongs; the third is the number of a mesh partition to which the
which the element belongs. element belongs.
@item @var{node-number-list} @item @var{node-number-list}
is the list of the node numbers of the @var{n}-th element (separated by is the list of the node numbers of the @var{n}-th element (separated by
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