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OOF.Mesh.New
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Name

OOF.Mesh.New — Create a new Mesh from a Skeleton.

Synopsis

OOF.Mesh.New(name, skeleton, element_types)

Details

  • Parent Menu: OOF.Mesh
  • Callback: function newMesh in module ooflib.engine.IO.meshmenu

  • Parameters:

    name
    Name of the new Mesh Type: A character string containing no colons (:), or the value automatic.
    skeleton
    Type: The path to an existing Skeleton object.
    element_types
    A list of finite element types Type: A list of element types.

Description

Create a new Mesh from a Skeleton.

The name parameter provides a name for the new Mesh. It must be unique among all Meshes in the given Skeleton. If it is not unique, it will be made so by appending <x> to it, where x is a suitable integer.

The element_types parameter specifies which types of finite elements to use in the mesh. The list must contain the names of elements, and contain exactly one name for each type of element present in the Skeleton. That is, if the Skeleton contains triangular elements, element_types must contain exactly one of the values listed in Element3. If the Skeleton contains both triangular and quadrilateral elements, element_types must contain one name from Element3 and one from Element4.

It is important to choose compatible triangular and quadrilateral Mesh elements: nodes on the edges of a finite element must match up with nodes on its neighboring elements, so it's a mistake to mix 6-noded triangles (with three nodes on an edge) with 4-noded quads (with only two nodes on an edge). Diagrams of the element types are included in the documentation for Element2, Element3, and Element4.

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