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# DMPlexTransformCreate
Creates an empty transform object. The type can then be set with `DMPlexTransformSetType()`.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmplextransform.h"
PetscErrorCode DMPlexTransformCreate(MPI_Comm comm, DMPlexTransform *tr)
```
Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***comm -*** The communicator for the transform object
## Output Parameter
- ***dm -*** The transform object
## See Also
[](ch_unstructured), `DM`, `DMPLEX`, `DMPlexTransform`, `DMPlexTransformType`, `DMPlexTransformSetType()`, `DMPLEXREFINEREGULAR`, `DMPLEXTRANSFORMFILTER`
## Level
beginner
## Location
src/dm/impls/plex/transform/interface/plextransform.c
## Examples
src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex11.c
src/dm/label/tutorials/ex1.c
## Implementations
DMPlexTransformCreate_Extrude in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/extrude/plextrextrude.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_Filter in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/filter/plextrfilter.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_1D in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/refine/1d/plexref1d.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_Alfeld in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/refine/alfeld/plexrefalfeld.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_BL in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/refine/bl/plexrefbl.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_Regular in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/refine/regular/plexrefregular.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_SBR in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/refine/sbr/plexrefsbr.c
DMPlexTransformCreate_ToBox in src/dm/impls/plex/transform/impls/refine/tobox/plexreftobox.c
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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)