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DMPlexCreateReferenceCell#

Create a DMPLEX with the appropriate FEM reference cell

Synopsis#

#include "petscdmplex.h"   
#include "petscdmplextransform.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMPlexCreateReferenceCell(MPI_Comm comm, DMPolytopeType ct, DM *refdm)

Collective

Input Parameters#

  • comm - The communicator

  • ct - The cell type of the reference cell

Output Parameter#

  • refdm - The reference cell

See Also#

DMPlex: Unstructured Grids, DM, DMPLEX, DMPlexCreateBoxMesh()

Level#

intermediate

Location#

src/dm/impls/plex/plexcreate.c

Examples#

src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex1.c
src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tests/ex1.c
src/dm/dt/tests/ex17.c
src/dm/dt/tests/ex4.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tests/ex22.c
src/dm/impls/plex/tests/ex8.c

Implementations#

DMPlexCreateReferenceCell_Internal() in src/dm/impls/plex/plexcreate.c


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