OOF2: The Manual
Name
Bisection (Bisection) — Divide element edges into two.
Synopsis
Bisection
(rule_set
)
Details
-
Base class:
RefinementDegree
-
Parameters:
rule_set
- How to subdivide elements. Type: An object from the
RuleSet
enumerated class.
Description
Refining Skeleton
elements with degree
set to
Bisection
divides each marked edge into two
segments.
The rule_set
parameter determines how the
interior of each element is subdivided, given the number of
subdivisions on each edge. The complete set of refinement rules
for Bisection
can be found in Table 6.8 and Table 6.9.
Figure 6.64 shows a Skeleton
refined by
the conservative
bisection rule set, which
preserves the topology of the elements (quadrilaterals beget
quadrilaterals and triangles beget triangles). The original
unrefined Skeleton
is shown in Figure "Refining a Skeleton" (a), and
the refined elements are indicated with heavy black edges.
The liberal Bisection
rule set is presented in Figure 6.65. As
expected. the Skeleton
features a mixture of triangles and
quadrilaterals -- note that its original Skeleton
contained only
quadrilaterals.
Figure 6.65. Bisected Elements - Liberal

Triangles and Quadrilaterals exisiting together peacefully.