[Gmsh] Surface from compound lines

[Christophe Geuzaine]

On 12 Mar 2013, at 13:55, F. A. Portela <felipe.alves.portela at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a very basic question: is it possible to define a surface using a compound line? I have been running into a strange error "Line Loop is wrong" every time i select a compound line as part of the line loop, on the other hand, if I select the lines which are part of the compound line, all goes well.
> 

Indeed, we should definitely fix the syntax (or enhance the documentation): compound lines do not behave as "expected" - you define them to force the mesh, but you still use the underlying lines to define the surfaces.


> The issue is that I want to have a transfinite rectangle, but one of the sides is composed by two lines...
> 
> Regards,
> Felipe
> 
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> Felipe Alves Portela
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