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# Parallel Grid Generation Example
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The code for this example is located in `examples/GridGen`
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## Brief
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This example creates simple cubic or prismatic mesh
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## Description
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This example may run in both serial and parallel modes with `NP` processes.
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The virtual IJK-structure with user defined sizes is used to cover the unit cube `[0,1]^3`.
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In parallel mode this structure is split into `NP` rectangular superblocks.
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Local IJK-structures are created in each superblock separately.
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Depending on user defined choice in each IJK block either one cubical cell, or two triangular prismatic cells are created.
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In the latter case the direction of diagonal plane is changed in staggered order.
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## Arguments
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```
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Usage: ./GridGen ng nx ny nz [output.[p]vtk]
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```
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- First parameter `ng=3` stands for Prismatic generator and `ng=4` for Cubic one.
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- Parameters `nx`, `ny` and `nz` are the IJK-structure sizes.
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- Last optional parameter – output file name, default: `grid.vtk` for serial runs and `grid.pvtk` for parallel runs.
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## Running example
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If you compiled INMOST with `USE_MPI=ON` you can generate and save mesh in parallel. The following line will create 32x32x32 cubic grid using 4 processes:
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```
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$ cd examples/GridGen
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$ mpirun -np 4 ./GridGen 4 32 32 32 /tmp/grid-32-32-32.pvtk
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Cubic Grid: 32 x 32 x 32
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Processors: 4
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Mesh generator time: 0.14828
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Save to file "/tmp/grid-32-32-32.pvtk" time: 0.060786
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```
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If you have ParaView installed, you can open pvtk file:
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```
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$ paraview --data=/tmp/grid-32-32-32.pvtk
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```
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You can view the following tags:
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- `P_OWNER_PROCESSOR` – partitioning to processors
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- `GLOBAL_ID` – global cell ID number |
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