QuikGrid

MESHING
RESEARCH
CORNER

MESH/GRID
GENERATION
SOFTWARE
SURVEY

Contact: John Coulthard

Email: w.j.coulthard@ubc.ca

Web Site: http://www.perspectiveedge.com/

Availability: Public Domain, Stand-alone Mesh/Grid Generator

Customer Support: Yes

Approximate Number of Users: 100s

Pricing: $37.50

Platform: Windows

Input:

ASCII XYZ metric or lat/lon data file, DXF file, Surveyor’s DCA format.

Engineering Discipline:

Elements: Quadrilateral

Surface Meshing: No

Quad/Hex Method: Structured Grid Generation

Element Sizing Method:

Automatic (based on number of input points), or user defined.

Other Features:

The generated grid can be output in other formats (DXF, ER Mapper) for input to other programs.

Comments:

QuikGrid is a program that will generate a rectangular grid which represents a surface defined by a set of scattered xyz data points. Other programs that perform this sort of function include SURFER (on PC’s), and GMT (Generic Mapping Tool) on UNIX. A lot of other software exists in this area. My "niche" is fast grid generation, modest hardware requirements, ease of use and low cost.