Timothy J. Tautges

MESHING
RESEARCH
CORNER

Leland, Robert W., Darryl J. Melander, Ray W. Meyers, Scott A. Mitchell, Timothy J. Tautges

"The Geode Algorithm: Combining Hex/Tet Plastering, Dicing and Transition Elements for Automatic, All-Hex Mesh Generation", Proceedings, 7th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Lab, pp.515-521, October 1998
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hexahedra	geode template
transition	plastering
dicing	Hex-Tet

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"The Parallelization of an Advancing-Front, All-Quadrilateral Meshing Algorithm for Adaptive Analysis", Proceedings, 4th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.59-70, October 1995
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adaptivity	parallel processing
paving	quadrilateral

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"Feature based hex meshing methodology: feature recognition and volume decomposition", Computer Aided Design, Elsevier, Vol 33, Num 3, pp.221-232, March 2001
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feature recognition	solid modeling
hexahedra	volume decomposition
decomposition

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"Volume Decomposition and Feature Recognition For Hexahedral Mesh Generation", Proceedings, 8th International Meshing Roundtable, South Lake Tahoe, CA, U.S.A., pp.269-280, October 1999
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hexahedra	feature recognition
volume decomposition	solid modeling

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"Generation of Multi-Million Element Meshes for Solid Model-Based Geometries: The Dicer Algorithm", AMD-Vol. 220 Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, ASME, pp.131-135, July 1997
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hexahedra

large mesh

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"The Hex-Tet Hex-Dominant Meshing Algorithm as Implemented in CUBIT", Proceedings, 7th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Lab, pp.151-158, October 1998
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hexahedra	mixed-element
hex-dominant	plastering
CUBIT	Hex-Tet
pyramids	hybrid

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"A Multiple Source and Target Sweeping Method for Generating All-Hexahedral Finite Element Meshes", 5th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.217-228, October 1996
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hexahedron

sweeping

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"Pillowing Doublets: Refining A Mesh to Ensure That Faces Share At Most One Edge", Proceedings, 4th Internatinal Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.231-240, October 1995
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doublet	hexahedron
plastering	refinement
whisker weaving

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"The generation of hexahedral meshes for assembly geometry: survey and progress", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Vol 50, Num 12, pp.2617 - 2642, April 2001
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geometry decomposition	hexahedral
quadrilateral

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"On Automating the Generation of Hex Meshes for Assembly Geometries", 2nd Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, University ofColorado, Boulder, August 1999
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hexahedra	assemblies
geometry decomposition

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"The Common Geometry Module (CGM): A Generic, Extensible Geometry Interface", Proceedings, 9th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.337-348, October 2000
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geometry	solid modeling
componentization	data structure
geometry management	CGM
CAD	CAD-mesh interface

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"Automatic Detail Reduction for Mesh Generation Applications", Proceedings, 10th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.407-418, October 7-10 2001
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CAD models	computational geometry
detail reduction	geometry management
defeaturing	simplification

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"Topology modification of hexahedral meshes using atomic dual-based operations", Proceedings, 12th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.415-423, Sept. 2003
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hexahedra	arrangements
dual	simple polytope
hex topology operators	topology improvement
STC

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"Progress Report on the Whisker Weaving All-Hexahedral Meshing Algorithm", 5th International Conference on Numerical Grid Generation in Computational Field Simulations, Mississippi State University, pp.659-670, April 1996
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doublet	hexahedron
spatial twist continuum (STC)	whisker weaving

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"Whisker Weaving: Invalid Connectivity Resolution and Primal Construction Algorithm", Proceedings, 4th International Meshing Roundtable, Sandia National Laboratories, pp.115-127, October 1995
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clean-up	hexahedron
spatial twist continuum (STC)	whisker weaving

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"Twelve Ways to Fool the Masses When Describing Mesh Generation Performance", Proceedings, 13th International Meshing Roundtable, Williamsburg, VA, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND #2004-3765C, pp.181-190, September 19-22 2004
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hexahedra	quadrilateral
geometry decomposition	classification
overview

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"Feature Recognition Applications in Mesh Generation", AMD-Vol. 220 Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, ASME, pp.117-121, July 1997
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feature recognition	hexahedra
mapped meshing

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"The Whisker Weaving Algorithm: A Connectivity-Based Method for Constructing All-Hexahedral Finite Element Meshes", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Wiley, Vol 39, pp.3327-3349, 1996
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hexahedra	STC
whisker weaving

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"On the Partitioning and the Initialization of Solid Geometry Models on Parallel Computers", Numerical Grid Generation in Computational Field Simulations, The International Society of Grid Generation, pp.229-242, June 2002
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Common Geometry Module	MPI functions
partitioning	solid model

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"Automatic scheme selection for toolkit hex meshing", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley, Vol 49, Num 1, pp.127-144, September 10-20 2000
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cubit	mapping
submapping	sweeping
hexahedra	toolkit
scheme selection	auto scheme selection

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"Automatic Scheme Selection for Toolkit Hex Meshing", 2nd Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, University of Colorado, Boulder, August 1999
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hexahedra	toolkit
Cubit	sweeping
mapping	sub-mapping

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