From: Timo Heister Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 16:50:08 +0000 (+0100) Subject: update GridGenerator:cylinder_shell documentation X-Git-Tag: v8.5.0-rc1~298^2 X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ab2c495f3112e30ec290b5c24e88641c55be6aaa;p=dealii.git update GridGenerator:cylinder_shell documentation --- diff --git a/include/deal.II/grid/grid_generator.h b/include/deal.II/grid/grid_generator.h index 399d5b81f7..1efc003f59 100644 --- a/include/deal.II/grid/grid_generator.h +++ b/include/deal.II/grid/grid_generator.h @@ -810,13 +810,17 @@ namespace GridGenerator /** * Produce a domain that is the space between two cylinders in 3d, with - * given length, inner and outer radius and a given number of elements for - * this initial triangulation. If @p n_radial_cells is zero (as is the + * given length, inner and outer radius and a given number of elements. The + * cylinder shell is built around the $z$-axis with the two faces located + * at $z = 0$ and $z = $ @p length. + * + * If @p n_radial_cells is zero (as is the * default), then it is computed adaptively such that the resulting elements * have the least aspect ratio. The same holds for @p n_axial_cells. * * @note Although this function is declared as a template, it does not make - * sense in 1D and 2D. + * sense in 1D and 2D. Also keep in mind that this object is rotated + * and positioned differently than the one created by cylinder(). * * @note The triangulation needs to be void upon calling this function. */