[Gmsh] Problem

Christophe Geuzaine christophe.geuzaine at case.edu
Mon Oct 17 16:31:49 CEST 2005


Dmitry Firsov wrote:
> Dear Developers of gmesh
> 
> I have a problem - I can't create a 3d mesh inside of cube, when on of 
> the facets triangulation is recombined. Dose you grid generator support 
> that type of mesh?
> 

The automatic 3D algorithm only generates tetrahedra, and cannot connect 
tetrehadra to quads on the boundary.

If you want hexahedra or prisms, you have to use the extrusion or the 
transfinite algorithm. See the docs and the tutorial for more info.



> 
> Best, Dmitry Firsov
> Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Manitoba, Canada
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