# DMSetCellCoordinateDM
Sets the `DM` that prescribes cellwise coordinate layout and scatters between global and local cellwise coordinates 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
PetscErrorCode DMSetCellCoordinateDM(DM dm, DM cdm)
```
Logically Collective on dm


## Input Parameters

- ***dm -*** the `DM`
- ***cdm -*** cellwise coordinate `DM`





## Note
As opposed to `DMSetCoordinateDM()` these coordinates are useful for discontinuous Galerkin methods since they support coordinate fields that are discontinuous at cell boundaries.


## See Also
 `DMGetCellCoordinateDM()`, `DMSetCellCoordinates()`, `DMSetCellCoordinatesLocal()`, `DMGetCellCoordinates()`, `DMGetCellCoordinatesLocal()`,
`DMSetCoordinateDM()`, `DMGetCoordinateDM()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/interface/dmcoordinates.c.html#DMSetCellCoordinateDM">src/dm/interface/dmcoordinates.c</A>


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