2D quadrilateral mesh from face
- Thread starter David
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Hi Calciffer,
I need quad4 elements otherwise the specific FEM is not working. Therefore I need a full quad mesh. My hope was - as it is for simple 2 D geometries - that someone has coded something in opencascade before. If not, then I have to code it myself or - depending on my time - look for another possibilities. I focus on fast FEM calculations and did not expect this troubles finding a 2D quad mesh generation code, but obviously it is not something very frequently needed.
I need quad4 elements otherwise the specific FEM is not working. Therefore I need a full quad mesh. My hope was - as it is for simple 2 D geometries - that someone has coded something in opencascade before. If not, then I have to code it myself or - depending on my time - look for another possibilities. I focus on fast FEM calculations and did not expect this troubles finding a 2D quad mesh generation code, but obviously it is not something very frequently needed.
Or if your model is more complicated, such as plane with interior holes, circular surface, you might use the gmsh library.
Although I have not used the gmsh library, I am sure that if you can control the number of boundary nodes, you can use it to generate a fully quadrilateral mesh
Although I have not used the gmsh library, I am sure that if you can control the number of boundary nodes, you can use it to generate a fully quadrilateral mesh
NetGen is capable for any complex surface model using Quad Dominated, smoothing also possible by second order element to follow geometry (curve & surface).
However, GMSH quasi-structured quads seems better in mesh results. Also, Hex-Dominant is useful for moderates complexity of 3D parts without partitioning.
However, GMSH quasi-structured quads seems better in mesh results. Also, Hex-Dominant is useful for moderates complexity of 3D parts without partitioning.
