Longest-edge refinement and derefinement system and method for automatic mesh generation
CA 2304492 A1 · Owner: Rivara, Maria-Cecilia · Inventors: Rivara, Maria-Cecilia
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A method, mesh data structure and apparatus is disclosed for producing an improved/refined (240)/derefined mesh (1300) of finite elements for a threedimensional object showing boundaries and faces (200). The improvement/refinement method repeatedly searching (240) for consecutive sets , of active target elements (210) to be refined or improved an associated , submesh and set of terminal edges (460) the searching process not modifying , the mesh data structure; then according to the point insertion method chosen (220), selection of the point or the points to be inserted (240) between the midpoints of the terminal edges (510, 520) modified by some boundary considerations (780); inserting …
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