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An Introduction to Mesh Generation An Introduction to Mesh Generation AlgorithmsAlgorithms
Part 1Part 1
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Part 1Part 1
Fathi El-YafiProject and Software Development Manager
Engineering Simulation
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Overview
• The Mesh Generation Process• Meshing Algorithms�Tri / Tet Methods
�Quad / Hex Methods
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�Quad / Hex Methods
�Hybrid Methods
�Surface Meshing
• Algorithm Characteristics
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Mesh Generation
Geometry / Mesh
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Geometry Engine
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Mesh Generation Process
Set up sizing function for
Mesh surface
Smooth/Cleanup surface mesh
Verify Quality
For each surface
Mesh Vertices
Mesh Curves
Verify/correct for sizing criteria on
curves
Apply Manual Sizing, Match
Intervals
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function for surface
surface surface mesh Quality
Set up sizing function for
volume
Mesh volume
Verify Quality
Smooth/Cleanup volume mesh
For each volume
The Mesh Generation Process
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Meshing Algorithms
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Tri/Tet Methods
� Octree� Advancing Front� Delaunay
Meshing Algorithms
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http://www.ansys.com
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Octree / Quadtree
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� Define initial bounding box (root of Quadtree)� Recursively break into 4 leaves per root to resolve geometry� Find intersections of leaves with geometry boundary� Mesh each leaf using corners, side nodes and intersections with geometry� Delete Outside� (Yerry and Shephard, 84), (Shepherd and Georges, 91)
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Octree / Quadtree
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QMG, Cornell University
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Octree / Quadtree
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QMG, Cornell University
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Advancing Front
C
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A B
C
� Begin with boundary mesh - define as initial front� For each edge (face) on front, locate ideal node C based on front AB
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C D
Advancing Front
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A B
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� Determine if any other nodes on current front are within search radius r of ideal location C (Choose D instead of C)
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D
Advancing Front
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� Book-Keeping: New front edges added and deleted from front as triangles are formed� Continue until no front edges remain on front
D
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Advancing Front
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� Book-Keeping: New front edges added and deleted from front as triangles are formed� Continue until no front edges remain on front
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Advancing Front
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� Book-Keeping: New front edges added and deleted from front as triangles are formed� Continue until no front edges remain on front
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Advancing Front
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� Book-Keeping: New front edges added and deleted from front as triangles are formed� Continue until no front edges remain on front
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Cr
Advancing Front
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�Where multiple choices are available, use best quality (closest shape to equilateral)�Reject any that would intersect existing front�Reject any inverted triangles (|AB X AC| > 0)�(Lohner,88;96)(Lo,91)
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Advancing Front
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Ansys, Inc.www.ansys.com
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Delaunay
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TriangleJonathon Shewchukhttp://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~quake/triangle.html
Tetmesh-GHS3DINRIA, Francehttp://www.simulog.fr/tetmesh/
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Circumcircle
Delaunay
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Empty Circle (Sphere) Property: No other vertex is contained within the circumcircle (circumsphere) of any triangle (tetrahedron)
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Delaunay
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Delaunay Triangulation: Obeys empty-circle (sphere) property
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Delaunay
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Non-Delaunay Triangulation
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X
Given a Delaunay Triangulation of n nodes, How do I insert node n+1 ?
Delaunay
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Lawson Algorithm�Locate triangle containing X�Subdivide triangle�Recursively check adjoining triangles to ensure empty-circle property. Swap diagonal if needed�(Lawson,77)
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X
Given a Delaunay Triangulation of n nodes, How do I insert node n+1 ?
Delaunay
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Lawson Algorithm�Locate triangle containing X�Subdivide triangle�Recursively check adjoining triangles to ensure empty-circle property. Swap diagonal if needed�(Lawson,77)
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Bowyer-Watson Algorithm�Locate triangle that contains the point�Search for all triangles whose circumcircle contain the point (d<r)
Xd
Delaunay
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�Delete the triangles (creating a void in the mesh)�Form new triangles from the new point and the void boundary�(Watson,81)
r cd
Given a Delaunay Triangulation of n nodes, How do I insert node n+1 ?
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Bowyer-Watson Algorithm�Locate triangle that contains the point�Search for all triangles whose circumcircle contain the point (d<r)
Delaunay
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Given a Delaunay Triangulation of n nodes, How do I insert node n+1 ?
�Delete the triangles (creating a void in the mesh)�Form new triangles from the new point and the void boundary�(Watson,81)
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Delaunay
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�Begin with Bounding Triangles (or Tetrahedron)
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Delaunay
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�Insert boundary nodes using Delaunay method (Lawson or Bowyer-Watson)
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Delaunay
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�Insert boundary nodes using Delaunay method (Lawson or Bowyer-Watson)
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Delaunay
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�Insert boundary nodes using Delaunay method (Lawson or Bowyer-Watson)
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Delaunay
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�Insert boundary nodes using Delaunay method (Lawson or Bowyer-Watson)
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Delaunay
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�Insert boundary nodes using Delaunay method (Lawson or Bowyer-Watson)
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Delaunay
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�Recover boundary�Delete outside triangles�Insert internal nodes
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Grid Based� Nodes introduced based on a regular lattice� Lattice could be rectangular, triangular, quadtree, etc…� Outside nodes ignored
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Grid Based� Nodes introduced based on a regular lattice� Lattice could be rectangular, triangular, quadtree, etc…� Outside nodes ignored
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Centroïd�Nodes introduced at triangle centroïds�Continues until edge length, hl ≈
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Centroïd�Nodes introduced at triangle centroïds�Continues until edge length, hl ≈
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Circumcenter (“Guaranteed Quality”)� Nodes introduced at triangle circumcenters� Order of insertion based on minimum angle of any triangle� Continues until minimum angle > predefined minimum )30( o≈α
(Chew, Ruppert, Shewchuk)
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Circumcenter (“Guaranteed Quality”)� Nodes introduced at triangle circumcenters� Order of insertion based on minimum angle of any triangle� Continues until minimum angle > predefined minimum )30( o≈α
(Chew, Ruppert, Shewchuk)
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Advancing Front� “Front” structure maintained throughout� Nodes introduced at ideal location from current front edge
(Marcum,95)
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Advancing Front� “Front” structure maintained throughout� Nodes introduced at ideal location from current front edge
(Marcum,95)
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Voronoï-Segment� Nodes introduced at midpoint of segment connecting the circumcircle centers of two adjacent triangles
(Rebay,93)
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Voronoï-Segment� Nodes introduced at midpoint of segment connecting the circumcircle centers of two adjacent triangles
(Rebay,93)
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Edges� Nodes introduced at along existing edges at l=h� Check to ensure nodes on nearby edges are not too close
(George,91)
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Delaunay: Node Insertion
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Edges� Nodes introduced at along existing edges at l=h� Check to ensure nodes on nearby edges are not too close
(George,91)
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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Boundary Intersection� Nodes and edges introduced where Delaunay edges intersect boundary
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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Boundary Intersection� Nodes and edges introduced where Delaunay edges intersect boundary
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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(George,91)(Owen,99)
Local Swapping�Edges swapped between adjacent pairs of triangles until boundary is maintained
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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(George,91)(Owen,99)
Local Swapping�Edges swapped between adjacent pairs of triangles until boundary is maintained
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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(George,91)(Owen,99)
Local Swapping�Edges swapped between adjacent pairs of triangles until boundary is maintained
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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(George,91)(Owen,99)
Local Swapping�Edges swapped between adjacent pairs of triangles until boundary is maintained
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Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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(George,91)(Owen,99)
Local Swapping�Edges swapped between adjacent pairs of triangles until boundary is maintained
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D C
VS
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Local Swapping ExampleRecover edge CD at vector Vs
VS
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D C
E2
E3
E4E5E8
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E1
E2
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E8
Local Swapping ExampleMake a list (queue) of all edges Ei, that intersect Vs
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D CE1
E2
E3
E4E5E8
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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E2
E6E7
E8
Local Swapping ExampleSwap the diagonal of adjacent triangle pairs for each edge in the list
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D CE3
E4E5E8
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E2
E5
E6E7
E8
Local Swapping ExampleCheck that resulting swaps do not cause overlapping triangles. If they do, then place edge at the back of the queue and try again later
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D C
E3
E4E5E8
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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E5
E6E7
E8
Local Swapping ExampleCheck that resulting swaps do not cause overlapping triangles. I they do, then place edge at the back of the queue and try again later
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D C
E6
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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E6
Local Swapping Example�Final swap will recover the desired edge.�Resulting triangle quality may be poor if multiple swaps were necessary�Does not maintain Delaunay criterion!
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D E
BEdge Recovery• Force edges into triangulation by performing 2-3 swap transformation
DE = edge to be recovered
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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A
C
E
ABC = non-conforming face
3D Local Swapping�Requires both boundary edge recovery and boundary face recovery
(George,91;99)(Owen,00)
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B
D E2-3 Swap
Edge Recovery• Force edges into triangulation by performing 2-3 swap transformation
DE = edge to be recovered
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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A
C
E
ABCEACBD
2-3 Swap
ABC = non-conforming face
3D Local Swapping�Requires both boundary edge recovery and boundary face recovery
(George,91;99)(Owen,00)
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B
D E
Edge Recovery• Force edges into triangulation by performing 2-3 swap transformation
DE = edge recovered
2-3 Swap
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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A
C
E
BAEDCBEDACED
ABCEACBD
2-3 Swap
3D Local Swapping�Requires both boundary edge recovery and boundary face recovery
(George,91;99)(Owen,00)
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D E
BDE = edge recovered
Edge Recovery• Force edges into triangulation by performing 2-3 swap transformation
2-3 Swap
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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A
C
E
3D Local Swapping�Requires both boundary edge recovery and boundary face recovery
(George,91;99)(Owen,00)
BAEDCBEDACED
ABCEACBD
2-3 Swap
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A BS
Edge AB to be recovered
Delaunay: Boundary Constrained
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A BS
3D Edge Recovery�Form queue of faces through which edge AB will pass�Perform 2-3 swap transformations on all faces in the list�If overlapping tets result, place back on queue and try again later�If still cannot recover edge, then insert “Steiner” point
Exploded view of tets intersected by AB
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a
b
c
d e
a
bc
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n2
a
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n1
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b
n1
n2
n3
n4
n5
2-3 Swap 2-2 Swap Face Split Edge Split Edge Suppress
abce, acbdaceb, adcb abce, acbd
Delaunay
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a
b
c
d e
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n3,j
n3,k
n2,i
n1,i
n1,j
n1,kn2,j
n2,k
abde, bcde, cade
aceb, adcb
adeb, edcb
abce, acbd
abfe, bcfe, cafebafd, cbfd, acfd
abnini+1 {i=1…N}
abnini+1, cbnini+1 {i=1…N}
abnini+1 {i=1…N}
nm,knm.jnm.ia, nm,knm.jnm.ib {m=1…M}
N = no. adj. tets at edge abM = no. unique trias in polygon P={n1,n2,n3}
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Quad/HexMethods
Structured Unstructured
Mesh: Structured / Unstructured
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Structured Unstructured�No specific requirements for geometry�quads/hexes placed to conform to geometry.�No connectivity requirement (although optimization of connectivity is beneficial)
� Requires geometry to conform to specific characteristics� Regular patterns of quads/hexes formed based on characteristics of geometry� Internal nodes always attached to same number of elements
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Structured: Mapped Meshing
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6
6
3� 4 topological sides� Opposite sides must have similar intervals
Geometry Requirements
Algorithm
�Trans-finite Interpolation (TFI)� Maps a regular lattice of quads onto polygon
(Thompson,88;99), (Cook,82)
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Structured: 3D Mapped Meshing
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� 6 topological surfaces� opposite surfaces must have similar mapped meshes
Geometry Requirements
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Block-Structured
Structured: Mapped Meshing
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http://www.gridpro.com/gridgallery/tmachinery.html http://www.pointwise.com/case/747.htm
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i
j
+3i∑ = 0iInterval
∑ = 0jInterval
Structured: Sub-Mapping
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+3i
+2j
q -1j
� Blocky-type surfaces (principally 90 degree angles)
Geometry Requirements
∑
(White,95)
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Structured: Sub-Mapping
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� Automatically decomposes surface into mapable regions based on assigned intervals
(White,95)
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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target
linking surfaces
Structured: Sweeping
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source
Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Geometry Requirements� Source and target surfaces topologically similar� Linking surfaces mapable or submapable
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Structured: Sweeping
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Cubit, Sandia National Labs
Gambit, Fluent Inc.
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Sweep Direction
1-to-1 sweepable
Sweeping
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Sweep Direction
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n-to-1 sweepable
Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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Sweep Direction
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n-to-m sweepableMulti-Sweep
Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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Sweep Direction
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
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The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
Mesh Generation Tutorial 88Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
Mesh Generation Tutorial 89Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Sweeping
Mesh Generation Tutorial 90Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
The fundamental strategy of multi-sweep is to convert an n-to-m sweepable volume into a
number of n-to-1 sweepable volumes.
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Sweep Direction
Decomposition / Sweep Overview
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Sweep Direction
Decomposition / Sweep Overview
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Sweeping
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(White, 2004)CCSweep
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Medial Axis
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(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
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(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
Mesh Generation Tutorial 96Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
Mesh Generation Tutorial 97Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
Mesh Generation Tutorial 98Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
Mesh Generation Tutorial 99Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
Mesh Generation Tutorial 100Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Price, 95;97)(Tam,91)
� Medial Object - Roll a Maximal circle or sphere through the model. The center traces the medial object � Medial Object used as a tool to automatically decompose model into simpler mapable or sweepable parts
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Medial Axis
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Medial Axis + Midpoint Subdivision (Price, 95) (Sheffer, 98)
Embedded Voronoï Graph
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Meshing Algorithms
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Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Triangle splitting� Each triangle split into 3 quads� Typically results in poor angles
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Unstructured: Indirect Hex
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(Taniguchi, 96)
Tetrahedron splitting� Each tetrahedron split into 4 hexahedra� Typically results in poor angles
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Unstructured: Indirect Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 105Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Taniguchi, 96)
Tetrahedron splitting� Each tetrahedron split into 4 hexahedra� Typically results in poor angles
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Unstructured: Indirect Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 106Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(Taniguchi, 96)
Tetrahedron splitting� Each tetrahedron split into 4 hexahedra� Typically results in poor angles
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Unstructured: Indirect Hex
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Example of geometry meshed by tetrahedron splitting
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Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Triangle Merge� Two adjacent triangles combined into a single quad � Test for best local choice for combination� Triangles can remain if attention is not paid to order of combination
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Unstructured: Indirect Quad
Mesh Generation Tutorial 109Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Triangle Merge� Two adjacent triangles combined into a single quad � Test for best local choice for combination� Triangles can remain if attention is not paid to order of combination
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Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Triangle Merge� Two adjacent triangles combined into a single quad � Test for best local choice for combination� Triangles can remain if attention is not paid to order of combination
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Directed Triangle Merge� Merging begins at a boundary� Advances from one set of triangles to the next� Attempts to maintain even number of
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
Mesh Generation Tutorial 111Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
� Attempts to maintain even number of intervals on any loop� Can produce all-quad mesh� Can also incorporate triangle splitting(Lee and Lo, 94)
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Triangle Merge w/ local transformations (“Q-Morph”)� Uses an advancing front approach� Local swaps applied to improve resulting quad� Any number of triangles
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
Mesh Generation Tutorial 112Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
A B
NB
e e
NA
e e C
D� Any number of triangles merged to create a quad� Attempts to maintain even number of intervals on any loop� Produces all-quad mesh from even intervals(Owen, 99)
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Q-Morph
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Q-Morph
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Q-Morph
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Q-Morph
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Q-Morph
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Q-Morph
Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Unstructured: Indirect Quad
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Q-Morph Lee,Lo Method
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AB
CD
AB
CD
E
AB
CD
EF
Indirect
Mesh Generation Tutorial 120Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
B B B
AB
CD
EF
G
AB
CD
EF
GH
AB
CD
EF
GH
Tetrahedral Merge w/ local transformations (“H-Morph ”)
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Unstructured-Hex
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H-Morph
“Hex-Dominant Meshing”(Owen and Saigal, 00)
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Unstructured-Hex
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H-Morph
“Hex-Dominant Meshing”(Owen and Saigal, 00)
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Unstructured-Hex
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Meshing Algorithms
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Unstructured-Hex
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Grid-Based
� Generate regular grid of quads/hexes on the interior of model� Fit elements to the boundary by projecting interior faces towards the surfaces� Lower quality elements near boundary� Non-boundary conforming
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Unstructured-Hex
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Grid-Based
� Generate regular grid of quads/hexes on the interior of model� Fit elements to the boundary by projecting interior faces towards the surfaces� Lower quality elements near boundary� Non-boundary conforming
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Unstructured-Hex
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Grid-Based
� Generate regular grid of quads/hexes on the interior of model� Fit elements to the boundary by projecting interior faces towards the surfaces� Lower quality elements near boundary� Non-boundary conforming
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Unstructured-Hex
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Grid-Based
� Generate regular grid of quads/hexes on the interior of model� Fit elements to the boundary by projecting interior faces towards the surfaces� Lower quality elements near boundary� Non-boundary conforming
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(Schneiders,96)
Unstructured-Hex
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Grid-Based
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Unstructured-Hex
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http://www.numeca.be/hexpress_home.html
Grid-Based
Gambit, Fluent, Inc.
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Direct Quad
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Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Unstructured-Quad
Mesh Generation Tutorial 132Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Unstructured-Quad
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Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Form new row and check for overlap
Unstructured-Quad
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Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Insert “Wedge”
Unstructured-Quad
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Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Seams
Unstructured-Quad
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Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Close Loops and smooth
Unstructured-Quad
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Paving� Advancing Front: Begins with front at boundary� Forms rows of elements based on front angles� Must have even number of intervals for all-quad mesh
(Blacker,92)(Cass,96)
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Unstructured-Hex
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Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Unstructured-Hex
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Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Unstructured-Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 140Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Unstructured-Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 141Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Unstructured-Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 142Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Unstructured-Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 143Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Unstructured-Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 144Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Plastering
(Blacker, 93)� 3D extension of “paving”� Row-by row or element-by-element
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Exterior Hex mesh Remaining Void
Unstructured-Hex
Mesh Generation Tutorial 145Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Ford Crankshaft
Plastering + Tet Meshing
“Hex-Dominant Meshing”
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Direct
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Whisker Weaving
� First constructs dual of the quad/hex mesh� Inserts quad/hex at the intersections of the dual chords
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Direct
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Whisker Weaving�Spatial Twist Continuum - Dual of a 3D hex mesh (Murdoch, 96)�Hexes formed at intersection of twist planes
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Twist Plane
Direct
Mesh Generation Tutorial 148Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Whisker Weaving�Spatial Twist Continuum - Dual of a 3D hex mesh (Murdoch, 96)�Hexes formed at intersection of twist planes
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Twist Plane
Direct
Mesh Generation Tutorial 149Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Whisker Weaving�Spatial Twist Continuum - Dual of a 3D hex mesh (Murdoch, 96)�Hexes formed at intersection of twist planes
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Twist Planes
Direct
Mesh Generation Tutorial 150Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Whisker Weaving�Spatial Twist Continuum - Dual of a 3D hex mesh (Murdoch, 96)�Hexes formed at intersection of twist planes
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Whisker Weaving
� Define the topology of the twist planes using whisker diagrams� Each whisker diagram represents a closed loop of the surface dual
Direct
Mesh Generation Tutorial 151Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
the surface dual� Each boundary vertex on the diagram represents a quad face on the surface� Objective is to resolve internal connectivity by “weaving” the chords following a set of basic rules
(Tautges,95;96)Whisker diagrams used to resolve hex mesh above
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Hex Meshing Research
Unconstrained Paving
Remove constraint of pre-meshed
Mesh Generation Tutorial 152Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Remove constraint that we must define number of quad when row is advanced.
This constrains only 1 DOF.
Remove constraint of pre-meshed boundary.
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Unconstrained PavingEach Row Advancement Constrains Only 1 DOF
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 153Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Quads are only completely defined when 2 unconstrained rows cross
Quad Elements
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Unconstrained PavingEach Row Advancement Constrains Only 1 DOF
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 154Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 155Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering(DOF = 2)
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 156Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering(DOF = 1)
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 157Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 158Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
(DOF = 0)
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 159Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 160Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 161Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 162Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 163Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Unconstrained Plastering
Hex Meshing Research
Mesh Generation Tutorial 164Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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CFD Meshing
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 165Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Image courtesy of acelab, University of Texas, Austin, http://acelab.ae.utexas.edu
Image courtesy of Roy P. Koomullil, Engineering Research Center, Mississippi State University, http://www.erc.msstate.edu/~roy/
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Advancing Layers Method
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 166Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
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Advancing Layers Method
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 167Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Discretized Boundary
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(Pirzadeh, 1994)Advancing Layers Method
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 168Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Define Normals at boundary nodes
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distribution function
Advancing Layers Method
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 169Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Generate nodes along normals according to distribution function Form layer
Distance from wall
Ele
men
t si
ze
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Advancing Layers Method
distribution function
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 170Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Distance from wall
Ele
men
t si
ze
Generate nodes along normals according to distribution function Form layer
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Advancing Layers Method
distribution function
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 171Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Distance from wall
Ele
men
t si
ze
Generate nodes along normals according to distribution function Form layer
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Advancing Layers Method
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 172Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Define new boundary for triangle mesher
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Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 173Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Mesh with triangles
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Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 174Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Convex Corner Concave Corner
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Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 175Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Convex Corner Concave Corner
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Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 176Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Convex Corner Concave Corner
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Hybrid Methods
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Convex Corner Concave Corner
Blend Regions
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Hybrid Methods
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Convex Corner Concave Corner
Blend Regions
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Hybrid Methods
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Convex Corner Concave Corner
Blend Regions
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Hybrid Methods
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Convex Corner Concave Corner
Smoothed Normals
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Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 181Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Convex Corner Concave Corner
Smoothed Normals
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Hybrid Methods
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Convex Corner Concave Corner
Smoothed Normals
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Define Normals
Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 183Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Multiple Normals
αDefine Normals every a degrees
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Hybrid Methods
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Multiple Normals
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Hybrid Methods
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Intersecting Boundary Layers
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Hybrid Methods
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Intersecting Boundary Layers
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Hybrid Methods
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Intersecting Boundary Layers
Delete overlapping elements
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Hybrid Methods
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Intersecting Boundary Layers
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Hybrid Methods
Mesh Generation Tutorial 189Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
Image courtesy of SCOREC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, http://www.scorec.rpi.edu/ (Garimella, Shephard, 2000)
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Non-Conforming Diagonal Edge
Hex-Tet Interface
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Conforming quad-triangle Conforming hex-tet?
Non-Conforming Node
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Solutions� Free Edge (Non-conforming)
Hex-Tet Interface
Mesh Generation Tutorial 191Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz 21-25 April 2008
� Free Edge (Non-conforming)� Multi-point Constraint� Pyramid
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Hex-Tet Interface
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Heat sink meshed with hexes, tets and pyramids
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Hex-Tet Interface
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Pyramid Elements for maintaining compatibility between hex and tet elements (Owen,00)
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Tetrahedral transformations to form Pyramids�Use 2-3 swaps to obtain 2 tets at diagonal�combine 2 tets to form pyramid
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Tetrahedral transformations to form Pyramids�Use 2-3 swaps to obtain 2 tets at diagonal�combine 2 tets to form pyramid
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Surface Meshing
Direct 3D Meshing Parametric Space Meshing
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� Elements formed in 2D using parametric representation of surface� Node locations later mapped to 3D
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3D Surface Advancing Front� Form triangle from front edge AB
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3D Surface Advancing Front� Define tangent plane at front by averaging normals at A and B
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3D Surface Advancing Front� define D to create ideal triangle on tangent plane
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3D Surface Advancing Front� Must determine overlapping or intersecting triangles in 3D. (Floating point robustness issues)� Extensive use of geometry evaluators (for
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� Extensive use of geometry evaluators (for normals and projections)� Typically slower than parametric implementations� Generally higher quality elements� Avoids problems with poor parametric representations (typical in many CAD environments)( Lo,96;97); (Cass,96)
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Parametric Space Mesh Generation
� Parameterization of the NURBS provided by the CAD model can be used to reduce the mesh generation to 2D
Surface Meshing
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� Isotropic: Target element shapes are equilateral triangles� Equilateral elements in parametric space may be distorted when mapped to 3D space.� If parametric space resembles 3D space v
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� If parametric space resembles 3D space without too much distortion from u-vspace to x-y-zspace, then isotropic methods can be used. u
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� Parametric space can be “customized” or warped so that isotropic methods can be used.� Works well for many cases.� In general, isotropic mesh generation does not work well for parametric meshing
Parametric Space Mesh Generation
Surface Meshing
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� Distances in parametric space can now be measured as a function of direction and location on the surface. Distance from point X to Q is defined as:
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� Use essentially the same isotropic methods for 2D mesh generation, except distances and angles are now measured with respect to the local metric tensor M(X).� Can use Delaunay (George, 99) or Advancing Front Methods (Tristano,98)
Parametric Space Mesh Generation
Surface Meshing
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� Is generally faster than 3D methods� Is generally more robust (No 3D intersection calculations)� Poor parameterization can cause
Parametric Space Mesh Generation
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� Poor parameterization can cause problems� Not possible if no parameterization is provided� Can generate your own parametric space (Flatten 3D surface into 2D) (Marcum, 99) (Sheffer,00)
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1. Conforming Mesh� Elements conform to a prescribed surface mesh
2. Boundary Sensitive� Rows/layers of elements roughly conform to the contours of the boundary
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3. Orientation Insensitive� Rotating/Scaling geometry will not change the resulting mesh
4. Regular Node Valence� Inherent in the algorithm is the ability to maintain (nearly) the same number of elements adjacent each node)
5. Arbitrary Geometry� The algorithm does not rely on a specific class/shape of geometry
6. Commercial Viability (Robustness/Speed)� The algorithm has been used in a commercial setting
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Blacker, Ted D., “The Cooper Tool”, Proceedings, 5th International Meshing Roundtable, 13-29 (1996)
Blacker, Ted D., and Michael B. Stephenson. “Paving: A New Approach to Automated Quadrilateral Mesh Generation”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 32, 811-847 (1991)
Canann, Scott A., Joseph R. Tristano and Matthew L. Staten, “An approach to combined Laplacian and optimization-based smoothing for triangular, quadrilateral and quad-dominant meshes,” Proc. 7th International Meshing Roundtable, pp.479-494 (1998)
Canann, S. A., S. N. Muthukrishnan, and R. Phillips, “Topological refinement procedures for triangular finite element meshes,” Engineering with Computers, 12 (3/4), 243-255 (1996)
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