Questions tagged [mesh]
Questions on the use and creation of meshes including the use of MeshRegion, ElementMesh, and TetGenLink.
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Catmull-Clark and Doo-Sabin Subdivision Implementations
I want to work on subdivision surfaces. Unfortunately, I don’t have any source code to start with. I need some Mathematica codes for applying Catmull-Clark and Doo-Sabin methods. I would like to ...
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Meshing control of NDEigensystem
I have to solve an Eigenvalue problem originating from the Electrodynamics. It is a 2-D problem with a rectangular region. More specifically, there is a hole on a rectangle made by magnetic material. ...
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Is there a way to automatically use triangular elements in ToElementMesh [on hold]
I have some simple code to generate a mesh over a rectangle.
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Converting .STL from Shell to Solid for stress analysis of wing
I'm new to Mathematica as this is the first class I've had to used it in my undergrad time as an aerospace engineer. Anyway, I have run into a problem that I can't figure out. I have created .STL's of ...
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Finding the tangents of the function in each mesh
I have a 2D graphic which contains a table of curves within a circular region.
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Mesh cell count for Voronoi mesh too low
I was trying to solve this question out of interest and thought perhaps creating a Voronoi mesh, cropping it to a circle, and colouring the mesh cells might work. However, if I ask ...
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Uneven distribution of nodes by ToElementMesh[]
We are using FEM package to generate mesh in a circular sector. Somehow mesh becomes dense in upper right corner. Is there any way to circumvent this uneven distribution?
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VoronoiMesh with custom distance function
I'm failing at reading the documentation. Is there a way to specify the distance function used by VoronoiMesh? As a stripped down example say I have a rank-1 lattice such as:
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ToElementMesh of Region with Hole
When I try to mesh the following region it fails. Why? Is there a workaround?
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Meshing the cow
As a simple example for applying stl-files I took "cow" out of MMA example data. I'm able to discretize the Graphic without problems
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Colorize mesh according to the nodepoint colors
Given a set p of points (2D), each with a unique color c, I can mesh these points easily
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Trouble with Calculating Area of Parametric Region
This question stems from an attempt to solve the following question: How to calculate specific area on surface of sphere?
First, I parametrize a circular loop:
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How to create “Volumemesh” from closed “surfacemesh”?
Given a surface region (MesgRegion netz2D), for example
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Making NDSolve choosing by itself a spatial meshing leading to correct integrated results
In a previous post, I was asking how to force a fine spatial meshing in NDSolve using the FiniteElement method. The solution was
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Forcing at least $n$ spatial steps in solving a 1D spatio-temporal PDE problem with NDSolve
I want to solve the telegraph equation with a spatial discretization forced at 200 points. I tried:
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How would I define a region with multiple holes?
I would like to define a region consisting of a polygon with eight holes in it. This is essentially a stamped piece of metal with eight holes.
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Using a mixture of QuadElement and TriangleElement in ElementMesh
TL;DR
Is it possible to have a ElementMesh made of a mixture of a TriangleElements`` andQuadElements`
Setup
I've got the ...
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How to not show line mesh elements
Let's say I make a mesh from a collection of random points:
SeedRandom[1234]
points = RandomReal[1, {20, 2}];
mesh = VoronoiMesh[points]
For the purposes of my ...
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How can I check to see if two cylinders overlap?
Is there a simple way for me to determine if a cylinder a and cylinder b overlap in the 3D space? I have spent a few hours ...
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Creating a domain for NDSolveValue via ParametricRegion
A circular arc $R_2$ can be defined parametrically as $R_2 = \langle x(s),y(s) \rangle : s\in[-s_0,s_0]$ (see code below for specific $x,y$ definitions) where $s_0$ is given (I must make the arc this ...
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Understanding Energy Function [closed]
I am trying to implement as rigid as possible mesh interpolation solution provided in this article called "As-Rigid-As-Possible Surface Morphing"
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10....
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How to extract argument of MeshRegion-Object? [duplicate]
Consider examplary a MeshRegion-Object
test = MeshRegion[{{0, 0}, {1, 0}, {2,1/2}, {2, -1/2}}, {Line[{1, 2}], Line[{2, 3}],Line[{3, 4}],Line[{4, 2}]}];
Looking ...
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Multiple Boundary Conditions for NDSolve in mesh with multiple interfaces
Here is my problem: I want to solve a Laplacian equation in a 2D geometry with multiple interfaces, each interface presenting a different boundary condition.
As for an example, I am working on a ring ...
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Distinguish between inner and outer boundary in MeshRegion
For example, this is a 2D MeshRegion with one (or more) holes in it:
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Picking mesh elements that are not on the border of the mesh
As an example, let's say I use a set of random points to create a Voronoi mesh
pts = RandomReal[{-1, 1}, {100, 2}];
VoronoiMesh[pts, {-1, 1}]
and get something ...
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How to get a “smoother” curve for a “discrete”-type curve?
A very interesting problem from here.
I got the algebra in less than a minute with all 6 solutions (integers). But was puzzled a bit that the graph only gives 4. As now I have waken up and tried it ...
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Information concerning undocumented function “Region`Mesh`MeshNearestCellIndex[r ]”
I'm looking for further information of the undocumented function Region`Mesh`MeshNearestCellIndex[r] (Thanks to Henrik Schumacher!)
The function considers a ...
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How to Interpolate a 3D MeshRegion?
If you were given some discrete MeshRegion called r (you don't know R):
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How to set a NeumannValue on a given ElementMarker on the boundary of a mesh?
How can one apply a NeumannValue on an ElementMarker on the boundary of an ElementMesh for a ...
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DelaunayMesh error : EmptyRegion
What is wrong with the following list of points?
When I apply DelaunayMesh[listPoints] I get the error ...
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Sometimes Region can't build right region
During my work with NDSolveFEM I found strange behavior of function Region.
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Mapping a boundary value problem: Jacobian in NDSolve and refining mesh close to a point
I would like to solve the (oversimplified!) BVP
$u''(x)-u(x)=0,\qquad x\in[0,\infty)$
with the condition $u(0)=1$. I thought to remap this into the BVP problem
$D[J^{-1}(\xi)u(\xi)]-J(\xi)u(\xi)=0, ...
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How to control boundary markers for overlapping FEM meshes?
I am trying to create FE meshes from vector or bitmap images and have come across the following issue. This is best shown using the following simplified code.
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How to create meshes with multiple regions from 2D images?
I would like to import 2D images to Mathematica and to use them to create meshed regions which can then be used for FEM. I create the images in Adobe illustrator so can either import a vector based ...
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How to make a frustum of a cone
For finite element purposes I need a frustum of a cone with a finite wall thickness, i.e. a tapered pipe.
To make a cone is easy
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How to create surface mesh from a given 2D mesh toplogy?
I would like to convert a very easy(examplary) mesh(2D)
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Understanding BoundaryMeshRegion error
I am trying to calculate the difference between two Cuboids:
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ElementMeshContourPlot and PlotLegend [closed]
Does anybody know why ElementMeshContourPlot ignored PlotLegends->Automatic? I have used the useful topic about Von Mises stress but I vould like a colored scale on the right of the plot. With ...
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ImageMesh for continuous 3D images
I have a 3D image containing distance fields, and would like to produce a mesh region from a contour at a fixed level.
I found two options for this
ImageMesh[], ...
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MeshRefinementFunction for region gives error
I would like to refine a mesh within a given path/volume, that is specified by the MeshRefinementFunction option given in ToElementMesh[].
For starting i took a simple 3D MeshRegion of a Tetrahedron
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Error in Mesh Region during concave hull
I have the following data:
Data.csv
It crates the following image:
Im trying to make a concave hull so that I can create an outline of the region. I have tried to use all versions of the ...
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Inconsistent mesh generation from BoundaryDiscretizeRegion and ToBoundaryMesh at creases
I'm trying to use BoundaryDiscretizeRegion and/or ToBoundaryMesh to generate polygonal models for 3d printing, but I'm having ...
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Difficulty with making the color gradient in the Parametric3D plot
I am making a parametric 3D plot representing a graphical solution of a nonlinear equation. This explains, why the expression is so heavy.
I would like to plot it with the color gradient such as "...
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ToElementMesh ignores Boundaries and MeshRefinemet
I'm building a mesh of a pit storage in Mathematica which I then export to another FEM-software.
I follow the workflow for creating a ElementMesh from the documentation, but it won't work in the way ...
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How to increase the thickness and change colors of the edges in a mesh?
Consider 10 random points as
pts = RandomReal[{-1, 1}, {10, 3}];
The edges of the polyhedron formed by these points can be visualized as
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MomentOfInertia for Polyhedra incorrectly computed?
The moment of inertia for Regions seems to be wrongly calculated. Simple example:
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