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doc:user:geometry:mesh:1d [2015/01/07 17:55] – [Simple mesher - SimpleMesher1D] boman | doc:user:geometry:mesh:1d [2015/01/07 18:13] – [Generating cells alone] boman | ||
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- | ====== 1D Meshers ====== | + | |
+ | ====== 1D Meshers ====== | ||
- | ===== MeshedPoints ===== | + | FIXME __Mesh Elements versus Finite Elements__: these two notions are different and should not be misunderstood. A mesh is made of geometric cells, the mesh elements. A finite element is a physical entity, which is supported by a mesh element. In Metafor, this is a two-steps method: first, the mesh is created, then the finite elements are applied to the mesh (this second step is done once the integration is started and programmed in the '' |
- | ==== Simple mesher - SimpleMesher1D ==== | + | Automatic meshers create nodes and mesh cells from the geometry. Metafor meshers are quite basic but still useful to mesh simple geometries, to avoid using external software. |
- | Automatic meshers create mesh elements from the geometry. Metafor meshers are quite basic but still useful to mesh simple geometries, to avoid using external softwares. | + | ===== Generating nodes (& cells) ===== |
- | :!: __Mesh Elements versus Finite Elements__: these two notions are different and should not be misunderstood. A mesh is made of geometric cells, the mesh elements. A finite element is a physical entity, which is supported by a mesh element. In Metafor, this is a two-steps method: first, the mesh is created, then the finite elements are applied to the mesh (this second step is done once the integration is started and programmed in the '' | + | ==== SimpleMesher1D ==== |
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- | ===== 1D Mesh elements | + | ===== Generating cells alone ===== |
- | ==== 1D mesh elements : manually | + | Generating cells is only useful if you plan to define 1D elements (such as springs) in your model. |
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+ | ==== Manual definition | ||
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- | To manually create a 1D mesh element | + | To manually create a 1D cell based on two mesh points, |
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- | ==== 1D mesh elements : CellLineMesher ==== | + | ==== CellLineMesher ==== |
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