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Research Article
Adaptation of CAD surface meshes to a map of sizes through the IGATOMM concept
Article first published online: 18 JUL 2000
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0207(20000910/20)49:1/2<313::AID-NME935>3.0.CO;2-3
Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Special Issue: Unstructured Mesh Generation
Volume 49, Issue 1-2, pages 313–327, 10 - 20 September 2000
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How to Cite
Noël, F. (2000), Adaptation of CAD surface meshes to a map of sizes through the IGATOMM concept. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng., 49: 313–327. doi: 10.1002/1097-0207(20000910/20)49:1/2<313::AID-NME935>3.0.CO;2-3
Publication History
- Issue published online: 18 JUL 2000
- Article first published online: 18 JUL 2000
- Manuscript Revised: 4 AUG 1999
- Manuscript Received: 15 APR 1999
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Keywords:
- free-form surfaces;
- patch decomposition;
- trimmed patches;
- patch-independent mesh;
- topological operator;
- geometrical operator
Abstract
This paper shows a strategy to manage free-form surface meshes according to a distribution of expected sizes, called map of sizes. Adaptation operators are proposed but generation of mesh is not considered in this work. The main purpose is to deliver some tools able to adapt meshes related to free-form surfaces issued from CAD software. It means that the surface is defined by a collection of connected trimmed patches. To obtain patch independent meshes, we define the IGATOMM concept for direct manipulation of either the topology or geometry of the mesh. We introduce a simple strategy, based on the basic operators of IGATOMM, which adjusts the mesh up to the expected distribution of face sizes. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.