Generalized 3D Paving: An Automated Quadrilateral Surface Mesh Generation Algorithm
Cass, Roger J.
International Journal For Numerical Methods In Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Vol 39, pp.1475-1489, 1996
This paper discusses the extension of the paving algorithm for all-quadrilateral mesh generation to arbitrary three-dimensional trimmed surfaces. Methods of calculating angles and projecting elements for generating surfaces are presented. Extensions of the smoothing algorithms for three-dimensions are set forth. A new connectivity-based mesh cleanup and improvement algorithm is discussed. Advances in the use of scalar sizing functions is presented. These functions better approximate internal mesh density from boundary densities and surface characteristics.
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