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Mesh Generation—A Survey
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EngineeringElement GenerationMechanical EngineeringGeometry GenerationComputer-aided DesignStructural OptimizationComputational MechanicsNode GenerationMesh OptimizationMesh GenerationPoint GenerationComputational GeometryGeometric ModelingMesh Generation—a SurveyComputer EngineeringUnstructured Mesh GenerationFinite Element MethodNatural SciencesStructural MechanicsSolid Modeling
The report surveys schemes for finite element mesh generation. Node generation methods include interpolation, electro‑mechanical devices, finite difference, equipotential, and natural coordinate approaches, while element generation strategies comprise simple increments, pseudo I‑J transformations, fully surrounded points, and I‑J transformations.
This report discusses pertinent schemes in finite element mesh generation. It is divided into two parts; node point generation and element generation. Node generation consists of automatically determining the coordinates of the finite element nodes. The basic node generation methods reviewed are straight line interpolation, sides and parts, electro-mechanical devices, simplified finite difference, the equipotential method and the natural coordinate system method. Element generation consists of automatically connecting the nodes to form elements. These methods are simple increments, sides and parts pseudo I-J transformation, fully surrounded point, and I-J transformation.