Mesh Macros

Functions
Two	chi_lua::chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned1DOrthoMesh (array_float x_nodes)
Two	chi_lua::chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned2DOrthoMesh (array_float x_nodes, array_float y_nodes)
Two	chi_lua::chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned3DOrthoMesh (array_float x_nodes, array_float y_nodes, array_float z_nodes)

Detailed Description

These functions are considered "macros" because they encapsulate functionality available from lower level function calls.

Function Documentation

chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned1DOrthoMesh()

Two chi_lua::chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned1DOrthoMesh

(

array_float

x_nodes

)

Creates a 1D Mesh from an array of 1D vertices.

Parameters

x_nodes

array_float An Array of floating point numbers denoting 1D nodes along x-axis.

Returns

Two handles: unpartitioned-mesh, region

_

Example

An example 1D mesh creation below:

chiMeshHandlerCreate()
nodes={0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.0}
chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned1DOrthoMesh(nodes)
chiVolumeMesherSetProperty(PARTITION_TYPE,PARMETIS)
chiVolumeMesherExecute();

Author

Nak

Definition at line 2231 of file lua_functions.c.

chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned2DOrthoMesh()

Two chi_lua::chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned2DOrthoMesh	(	array_float	x_nodes,
		array_float	y_nodes
	)

Creates a 2D Orthogonal Mesh from arrays of 1D vertices.

Parameters

x_nodes	array_float An Array of floating point numbers denoting 1D nodes along x-axis.
y_nodes	array_float An Array of floating point numbers denoting 1D nodes along y-axis.

Returns

Two handles: unpartitioned-mesh, region

_

Example

An example 2D mesh creation below:

chiMeshHandlerCreate()
nodesx={0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.0}
nodesy={0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.0}
chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned2DOrthoMesh(nodesx,nodesy)
chiVolumeMesherSetProperty(PARTITION_TYPE,PARMETIS)
chiVolumeMesherExecute();

Author

Nak

Definition at line 2257 of file lua_functions.c.

chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned3DOrthoMesh()

Two chi_lua::chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned3DOrthoMesh	(	array_float	x_nodes,
		array_float	y_nodes,
		array_float	z_nodes
	)

Creates a 3D Orthogonal Mesh from arrays of 1D vertices. The underlying mesher is an extruder.

Parameters

x_nodes	array_float An Array of floating point numbers denoting 1D nodes along x-axis.
y_nodes	array_float An Array of floating point numbers denoting 1D nodes along y-axis.
z_nodes	array_float An Array of floating point numbers denoting 1D nodes along z-axis.

Returns

Two handles: unpartitioned-mesh, region

_

Example

An example 3D mesh creation below:

chiMeshHandlerCreate()
nodesx={0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.0}
nodesy={0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.0}
nodesz={0.0,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.0}
chiMeshCreateUnpartitioned3DOrthoMesh(nodesx,nodesy,nodesz)
chiVolumeMesherSetProperty(PARTITION_TYPE,PARMETIS)
chiVolumeMesherExecute();

Author

Nak

Definition at line 2287 of file lua_functions.c.