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# DMPATCH
`DM` object that encapsulates a domain divided into many patches 
## Synopsis
```
PETSC_EXTERN PetscErrorCode DMPatchCreate(MPI_Comm, DM *);
```



## See Also
 `DM`, `DMPatchCreate()`, `DMPatchSolve()`, `DMPatchZoom()`, `DMPatchGetPatchSize()`, `DMPatchSetPatchSize()`,
`DMPatchGetCommSize()`, `DMPatchSetCommSize()`, `DMPatchGetCoarse()`, `DMPatchCreateGrid()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscdmpatch.h.html#DMPATCH">include/petscdmpatch.h</A>


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[Index of all DMPatch routines](index.md)  
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