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chrono::fea::ChMeshExporter Class Reference
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Description

Collection of mesh file writer utilities.

#include <ChMeshExporter.h>

Static Public Member Functions

static void WriteMesh (std::shared_ptr< ChMesh > mesh, const std::string &mesh_filename)
 Write FEA mesh connectivity to specified output file. More...
 
static void WriteFrame (std::shared_ptr< ChMesh > mesh, const std::string &mesh_filename, const std::string &vtk_filename)
 Write current FEA mesh information in VTK format. More...
 

Member Function Documentation

◆ WriteFrame()

void chrono::fea::ChMeshExporter::WriteFrame ( std::shared_ptr< ChMesh >  mesh,
const std::string &  mesh_filename,
const std::string &  vtk_filename 
)
static

Write current FEA mesh information in VTK format.

The vtk files may be opened with external visualization software such as Paraview, Visit, etc. This function requires the mesh connectivity file, which may be written by ChMeshExporter::writeMesh function. Note that this function writes the current state of the mesh when is called. It writes some nodal and elemental information at the "element center". The elemental information may be converted to nodal information later on in the post-processing stage with a visualization software like Paraview.

Parameters
meshdestination mesh
mesh_filenamename of the mesh file with connectivity information
vtk_filenameoutput file name

◆ WriteMesh()

void chrono::fea::ChMeshExporter::WriteMesh ( std::shared_ptr< ChMesh >  mesh,
const std::string &  mesh_filename 
)
static

Write FEA mesh connectivity to specified output file.

This connectivity is usually constant throughout the simulation. Hence, it may be called once at the beginning of the simulation (or as many times as it is needed), and should be used in the later stage when the nodal/elemental informations are updated.

Parameters
meshdestination mesh
mesh_filenameoutput file name
The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChMeshExporter.h
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChMeshExporter.cpp