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Add documentation, refs #idaholab#29095
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This is an advanced method that requires a heavy understanding of all generators that
exist in the generation tree, and thus it is not enabled by default. To enable it, the
parameter `allow_data_driven_mesh_generation` on your application can be set to true.

## Using CSG-based mesh generation

The system optionally supports the capability to generate the base data to support Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG)-based mesh generation. In this execution setting, a `CSGBase` mesh object is created, which contains the surfaces, cells, and universes needed to define the equivalent finite element mesh in CSG representation, for use with downstream Monte Carlo codes. CSG-based mesh generation is triggered using the `--csg-only` command line option, and a `generateCSG()` method is overriden on each generator that is defined within the mesh input file. In order to indicate to the mesh generation system that CSG-based generation is supported, the following call is made

```
MeshGenerator::setHasGenerateCSG(params);
```

within the parameters of the generator.

When running with `--csg-only` as a command line option, all mesh generators that are part of the
input file will call `generateData()` and then `generateCSG()` in favor `generate()`. The logic for
defining the `CSGBase` object should be contained within `generateCSG()`, and no finite element
mesh is created using this execution mode.

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