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# DMPlexCreate
Creates a `DMPLEX` object, which encapsulates an unstructured mesh, or CW complex, which can be expressed using a Hasse Diagram. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplex.h"   
#include "petscdmplex.h"   
PetscErrorCode DMPlexCreate(MPI_Comm comm, DM *mesh)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***comm -*** The communicator for the `DMPLEX` object



## Output Parameter

- ***mesh  -*** The `DMPLEX` object





## See Also
 [](ch_unstructured), `DM`, `DMPLEX`, `DMType`, `DMPlexCreate()`, `DMCreate()`, `DMSetType()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/plexcreate.c.html#DMPlexCreate">src/dm/impls/plex/plexcreate.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex3f90.F90.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex3f90.F90</A><BR>


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[Index of all DMPlex routines](index.md)  
[Table of Contents for all manual pages](/manualpages/index.md)  
[Index of all manual pages](/manualpages/singleindex.md)