Difference between revisions of "Hex vs Tet Mesh Comparisons"
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* Currently evaluating open source tetrahedral meshing algorithms | * Currently evaluating open source tetrahedral meshing algorithms | ||
**VTK | **VTK | ||
| − | ** | + | **[http://www.hpfem.jku.at/netgen/ Netgen] |
| + | ***LGPL license | ||
| + | ***Issues have been found regarding invalid memory references | ||
| + | ***Does not always converge to a solution | ||
| + | ***Difficult to specify desired mesh density | ||
**[http://tetgen.berlios.de/ Tetgen] | **[http://tetgen.berlios.de/ Tetgen] | ||
***Non commercial license. Commercial license can be purchased | ***Non commercial license. Commercial license can be purchased | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 6 January 2008
Home < Hex vs Tet Mesh ComparisonsObjective:
- Comparison of Hexahedral versus Tetrahedral meshing algorithms Orthopaedic applications
Progress:
- Currently evaluating open source tetrahedral meshing algorithms
- VTK
- Netgen
- LGPL license
- Issues have been found regarding invalid memory references
- Does not always converge to a solution
- Difficult to specify desired mesh density
- Tetgen
- Non commercial license. Commercial license can be purchased
- Has been used for medical applications including heart, vertebral body, and head meshes
- Performed an initial comparison of hexahedral versus
- Evaluate other tetrahedral meshing algorithms
Key Investigators:
- Iowa: Nicole DeVries, Nicole Grosland, Vincent Magnotta
Links:
