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.. _ref_tutorials_mesh:

======
Meshes
======

The mesh in DPF is represented by the
:class:`MeshedRegion<ansys.dpf.core.meshed_region.MeshedRegion>` entity.

These tutorials explain how to explore different attributes of a given mesh with PyDPF-Core.

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    .. grid-item-card:: Create a mesh from scratch
       :link: ref_tutorials_create_a_mesh_from_scratch
       :link-type: ref
       :text-align: center

       This tutorial demonstrates how to build a mesh from scratch.

    .. grid-item-card:: Get a mesh from a result file
       :link: ref_tutorials_get_mesh_from_result_file
       :link-type: ref
       :text-align: center

       This tutorial explains how to extract a mesh from a result file.

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       :bdg-mapdl:`MAPDL` :bdg-lsdyna:`LSDYNA` :bdg-fluent:`Fluent` :bdg-cfx:`CFX`

    .. grid-item-card:: Explore a mesh metadata
       :link: ref_tutorials_explore_mesh_metadata
       :link-type: ref
       :text-align: center

       This tutorial explains how to explore mesh metadata before
       extracting the mesh from a result file.

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       :bdg-lsdyna:`LSDYNA` :bdg-fluent:`Fluent` :bdg-cfx:`CFX`
       Requires DPF 9.1 or above (2025 R1).

    .. grid-item-card:: Explore a mesh
       :link: ref_tutorials_explore_mesh
       :link-type: ref
       :text-align: center

       This tutorial explains how to access mesh data and metadata
       so it can be manipulated.

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       :bdg-mapdl:`MAPDL` :bdg-lsdyna:`LSDYNA` :bdg-fluent:`Fluent` :bdg-cfx:`CFX`

    .. grid-item-card:: Extract a mesh in split parts
       :link: ref_tutorials_extract_mesh_in_split_parts
       :link-type: ref
       :text-align: center

       This tutorial shows how to extract meshes split on a given space or time from a result file.

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       :bdg-fluent:`Fluent` :bdg-cfx:`CFX`

    .. grid-item-card:: Split a mesh
       :link: ref_tutorials_split_mesh
       :link-type: ref
       :text-align: center

       This tutorial shows how to split a mesh on a given property.

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       :bdg-mapdl:`MAPDL` :bdg-lsdyna:`LSDYNA` :bdg-fluent:`Fluent` :bdg-cfx:`CFX`

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      <div class="sphx-glr-thumbnail-title">Explore a mesh metadata</div>
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  :doc:`/tutorials/mesh/extract_mesh_in_split_parts`

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.. toctree::
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   /tutorials/mesh/create_a_mesh_from_scratch
   /tutorials/mesh/get_mesh_from_result_file
   /tutorials/mesh/explore_mesh_metadata
   /tutorials/mesh/explore_mesh
   /tutorials/mesh/extract_mesh_in_split_parts
   /tutorials/mesh/split_mesh