[Gmsh] mesh optimization loops
David Colignon
David.Colignon at ulg.ac.be
Mon Oct 12 19:05:42 CEST 2009
Hi Alexandru,
you can issue the
Mesh 3 ;
command at the end of your .geo file to launch the (3D) meshing, but I don't see how to get back information about the
element quality inside a loop in the .geo file...
Cheers,
Dave
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Alexandru Cabuz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is my first post to this list, so hello everyone.
>
> I am just getting started with getdp and gmsh, so be warned that even
> though I do my best to search the docs and the archives, some of the
> questions may be silly.
>
> My question concerns mesh optimization. Suppose I want to mesh a very
> thin long wire, and the mesh that gets generated contains very low
> quality elements. But I can't just decrease element size brutally,
> because I will run out of memory. I want to make a loop where I
> gradually decrease element size with every pass, until a given element
> quality is achieved with as little memory as possible.
>
> Is such a loop possible in gmsh?
>
> I ask because the doc says that there is no mesh command in the script,
> you have to actually run the program externally, and look at the results
> externally. Then modify the script to lower element size, then run it
> again, manually.
>
> Is there no way to do all of this within the script?
>
> Thank you.
>
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