Example 1372: Generating an arbitrary 2D FEM mesh using a Planar Straight Line Graph

The comfile run by this example is as follows:

FEM
FEM define nodes;r;example_1372;example
FEM define window;c
FEM draw nodes

#Defines a linear simplex basis using an XI parametric coordinate system
FEM define bases;r;;example    

#Defines a mesh of 3 noded simplex elements from a planar straight line
#graph description of the domain.
FEM define mesh;r;;example     
FEM draw lines
FEM draw nodes
FEM draw elements
refresh graphics

#Define element area constraint field
FEM define field;r;;example
FEM define elements;r;;example field

FEM hide nodes
FEM hide elements

#Define refinement to element area constraint field
FEM define refine;r;;example


FEM draw lines
refresh graphics

Files used by this example are:

Name                      Modified     Size

example_1372.com          28-Jun-2000  643 
example_1372.exelem       10-Apr-2000  5.4k
example_1372.exnode       10-Apr-2000  1.7k
example_1372.ipbase       10-Apr-2000  1.0k
example_1372.ipelfd       10-Apr-2000  636 
example_1372.ipfiel       10-Apr-2000  725 
example_1372.ipmesh       10-Apr-2000  1.4k
example_1372.ipnode       10-Apr-2000  1.0k
example_1372.iprefi       10-Apr-2000  743 
test_output.com_disabled  10-Apr-2000   33 

Download the entire example:

Name                           Modified     Size

examples_1_13_137_1372.tar.gz  18-Aug-2006   17k

Graphical output from this problem is given here.

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Input last modified: Wed Oct 2 10:34:51 2002