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HighlightMesh

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HighlightMesh[mr,{cellspec1,cellspec2,…}]

highlights the cells specified by cellspeci in the mesh region mr.

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HighlightMesh[mr,{…,wj[cellspecj],…}]

highlights using the symbolic wrappers wj.

Details and Options

  • The cell specification follows the standard form {dim,indexes} and is specifically described in the reference pages for MeshRegion and BoundaryMeshRegion.
  • HighlightMesh[mr,{ms1,ms2,…}] returns a new mesh region with the cells specified by msi highlighted.
  • The following wrappers can be used:
  • Labeled[cell,…]display the element with labeling
    Style[cell,spec]show the element using the specified styles
  • HighlightMesh takes the same options as MeshRegion and BoundaryMeshRegion.
  • Styles and other specifications for cells are taken to apply to the highlighted elements celli.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)Summary of the most common use cases

Highlight points of a mesh:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-2ea9
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-tt8crr
Out[2]=2

Highlight edges of a mesh:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-d25fy5
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-e5yoki
Out[2]=2

Highlight a face of a mesh:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-f130yi
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-k889qy
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Scope  (7)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Specification  (4)

HighlightMesh works with MeshRegion:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-mex3ex
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-z7zs3
Out[2]=2

BoundaryMeshRegion:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-geqigh
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-0dqxqg
Out[4]=4

HighlightMesh works on 2D regions:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-tlf72f
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-fj133r
Out[2]=2

3D regions:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-byz9a7
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-hf3fpj
Out[4]=4

HighlightMesh works with points:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-9ca9h4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-zt88yt
Out[2]=2

Edges:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-ye00ek
Out[3]=3

Faces:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-hmfivx
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Patterns:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-bsqjkd
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Highlight a specified cell:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-5g2eky
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-r7zghj
Out[2]=2

A collection of cells with the same dimension:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-yd33u2
Out[3]=3

All cells with a given cell dimension:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-lugjwh
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A collection of cells:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-qdl89i
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Multiple collections of cells:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-ozrawc
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Styling and Labeling  (3)

Specify the highlighting style of a cell:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-iwsq4p
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-d93eix
Out[2]=2

Label cells with their indices:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-g2jj82
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-unh2ov
Out[2]=2

Specify an annotation for a highlighted cell:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-1sg1z3
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-8ob7kg
Out[2]=2

Options  (11)Common values & functionality for each option

MeshCellHighlight  (1)

MeshCellHighlight can be used to specify cells to highlight:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-n36m1u
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MeshCellLabel  (2)

By default, MeshCellLabel of the given region is preserved:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-025uyw
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Use MeshCellLabel->labels to specify labels of highlighted cells:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-5841h0
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MeshCellMarker  (2)

By default, MeshCellMarker of the given region is preserved:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-nxtppu
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-9c4mvc
Out[2]=2

Use MeshCellMarkermarkers to specify labels of highlighted cells:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-guqf8q
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In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-fecxsg
Out[2]=2

MeshCellShapeFunction  (2)

By default, MeshCellShapeFunction of the given region is preserved:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-f3p1rv
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Use MeshCellShapeFunctionshapes to specify shape functions of highlighted cells:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-2che4w
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MeshCellStyle  (2)

MeshCellHighlight is applied after MeshCellStyle:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-pnrm0o
Out[1]=1

Wrap with Style to style a highlighted cell:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-16963y
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PlotTheme  (2)

Use a theme with grid lines and a legend:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-w0vfl3
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Use a theme to draw a wireframe:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-shl4k9
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Properties & Relations  (4)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

HighlightMesh of a MeshRegion returns a MeshRegion:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-fq5str
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-bobk0j
Out[2]=2

HighlightMesh of a BoundaryMeshRegion returns a BoundaryMeshRegion:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-bxrc3n
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In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-kux9cp
Out[2]=2

AnnotationValue can be used to set properties directly:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-b9iybk
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Options can be used to set properties during the creation of a MeshRegion:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bni4ovo5ytv6-iqopvv
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Wolfram Research (2014), HighlightMesh, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html (updated 2015).
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Wolfram Research (2014), HighlightMesh, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html (updated 2015).

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Wolfram Research (2014), HighlightMesh, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html (updated 2015).

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Wolfram Research (2014), HighlightMesh, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html (updated 2015).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "HighlightMesh." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2015. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2014. "HighlightMesh." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2015. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). HighlightMesh. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html

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Wolfram Language. (2014). HighlightMesh. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_highlightmesh, author="Wolfram Research", title="{HighlightMesh}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_highlightmesh, author="Wolfram Research", title="{HighlightMesh}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_highlightmesh, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={HighlightMesh}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_highlightmesh, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={HighlightMesh}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/HighlightMesh.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-April-2025 ]}