CATFmtModelInterfaces Interface CATIFmtMesh
Usage: an implementation of this interface is supplied and you must use it as is. You should not reimplement it.
interface CATIFmtMesh
Interface representing the Mesh (nodes and elements).
Role: The Mesh is the object which manages nodes and elements,
see and
.
Method Index
- o
CreateElements(CATFmtMeshDomain*,CATIFmtConnectivity*,int,CATFmtNode* const*,int,CATFmtElement**)
- Creates finite elements.
- o
CreateMeshDomain(CATIFmtMeshPart*)
- Create a new Mesh Domain.
- o
CreateNodes(CATIFmtMeshPart*,double*,int,CATFmtNode**)
- Creates nodes.
- o
CreateNodesCondensedOn(CATIFmtMeshPart*,int,CATFmtNode* [],CATFmtPath*,CATFmtNode* [])
- Create nodes condensed on nodes from another Mesh.
- o
DeleteElements(int,CATFmtElement**,int)
- Delete elements.
- o
DeleteNodes(int,CATFmtNode**)
- Delete nodes.
- o
GetElementFromTag(unsigned int)
- Retreives a finite element from its integer tag.
- o
GetFirstMeshDomain()
- Returns the first Mesh Domain of the Mesh.
- o
GetFirstMeshPart()
- Returns the first Mesh Part of the Mesh.
- o
GetMeshDomainFromTag(unsigned int)
- Retreives a Mesh Domain from its integer tag.
- o
GetMeshManager()
- Returns the Mesh Manager corresponding to the Mesh.
- o
GetNodeFromTag(unsigned int)
- Retreives a finite element node from its integer tag.
- o
GetNumberOfElements()
- Returns the number of finite elements contained in the Mesh.
- o
GetNumberOfMeshDomains()
- Returns the total number of Mesh Domain of the Mesh.
- o
GetNumberOfNodes()
- Returns the number of finite element nodes contained in the Mesh.
- o
IsContaining(CATFmtNode*)
- Check if a node is contained in the Mesh.
- o
IsContaining(CATFmtElement*)
- Check if a finite element is contained in the Mesh.
- o
ModifyElement(CATFmtElement*)
- Modify a finite element.
- o
ModifyNode(CATFmtNode*,double[3])
- Modify a finite element node.
- o
UpdateVisualization()
- Update visualization after Mesh modifications ( nodes/elements creation, modification or deletion).
Methods
o CreateElements
| public virtual CreateElements( | | iDomain, |
| | iConnectivity, |
| | iNbOfNodesPerElement, |
| | iNodes, |
| | iNbOfElements | = 1 , |
| | ioElements | = NULL ) |
-
Creates finite elements.
Role: This method creates a set of new finite elements in a Mesh Domain.
- Parameters:
-
- iDomain
- Mesh Domain in which finite elements should be created.
- iConnectivity
- Connectivity of the finite elements to create.
- iConnectivity
- Connectivity of the finite elements to create.
- iNbOfNodesPerElement
- Number of finite elements nodes per finite element to create.
- iNodes
- Array containing pointers to nodes of all finite elements to create.
- iNbOfElements
- Number of finite elements to create.
- ioElements
- Array containing pointers to the created elements.
- Returns:
- An HRESULT.
Legal values:
- S_OK
- Elements successfully created.
- E_FAIL
- The operation failed.
o CreateMeshDomain
| public virtual CreateMeshDomain( | | iMeshPart) |
-
Create a new Mesh Domain.
- Parameters:
-
- iMeshPart
- Mesh Part to which this Mesh Domain will be associated (see
).
- Returns:
- A pointer on the created Mesh Domain. The returned value should be released.
o CreateNodes
| public virtual CreateNodes( | | iMeshPart, |
| const | iCoordinates, |
| | iNbOfNodes | = 1 , |
| | ioNodes | = NULL ) |
-
Creates nodes.
Role: This method creates a set of new finite elements nodes in a Mesh Part.
- Parameters:
-
- iMeshPart
- Mesh Part in which finite elements nodes will be created.
- iCoordinates
- Array containing the XYZ coordinates of the nodes to create in the following order: X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2, ...
- iNbOfNodes
- Number of finite elements nodes to create.
- ioNodes
- Array containing pointers to the created nodes.
- Returns:
- An HRESULT.
Legal values:
- S_OK
- Nodes successfully created.
- E_FAIL
- The operation failed.
o CreateNodesCondensedOn
| public virtual CreateNodesCondensedOn( | | iMeshPart, |
| | iNbNodes, |
| | iImageNodes, |
| | iImageMesh, |
| | ioCondensedNodes) |
-
Create nodes condensed on nodes from another Mesh.
Role: This method createss a set of finite elements nodes (named condensed nodes) in the Mesh condensed
Mesh. This is the way to "connect" two different finite element models.
- Parameters:
-
- iMeshPart
- Mesh Part in which finite elements nodes will be created.
- iNbNodes
- Number of finite elements nodes to create.
- iImageNodes
- Array containing pointers to the image nodes on which the created nodes will be condensed.
- ioCondensedNodes
- Array that will contain pointer to condensed nodes created by the method.
- Returns:
- An HRESULT.
Legal values:
- S_OK
- Nodes successfully created.
- E_FAIL
- The operation failed.
o DeleteElements
| public virtual DeleteElements( | | iNbOfElements, |
| | iElements, |
| | iDeleteFreedNodes | = 1 ) |
-
Delete elements.
Role: This method deletes a set of finite elements in the Mesh.
- Parameters:
-
- iNbOfElements
- Number of finite elements to delete.
- iElements
- Array containing pointers to the elements to be deleted.
- iDeleteFreedNodes
-
Legal values:
- 1
- After elements deletion, if a node becomes free (i.e. without any linked element), it will be deleted also.
- 0
- No impact on finite elements nodes.
- Returns:
- An HRESULT.
Legal values:
- S_OK
- Elements successfully deleted.
- E_FAIL
- The operation failed.
o DeleteNodes
| public virtual DeleteNodes( | | iNbOfNodes, |
| | iNodes) |
-
Delete nodes.
Role: This method deletes a set of finite elements nodes in the Mesh.
- Parameters:
-
- iNbOfNodes
- Number of finite elements nodes to delete.
- iNodes
- Array containing pointers to the nodes to be deleted.
- Returns:
- An HRESULT.
Legal values:
- S_OK
- Nodes successfully deleted.
- E_FAIL
- The operation failed.
o GetElementFromTag
| public virtual GetElementFromTag( | | iTag) |
-
Retreives a finite element from its integer tag.
- Parameters:
-
- iTag
- Integer tag.
- Returns:
- The pointer on the finite element if any or NULL if no element correpond to this tag.
o GetFirstMeshDomain
| public virtual GetFirstMeshDomain( | ) |
-
Returns the first Mesh Domain of the Mesh.
See
method to scan the other Mesh Domains.
Lifecycle rules deviation: the method does not AddRef the returned value..
o GetFirstMeshPart
| public virtual GetFirstMeshPart( | ) |
-
Returns the first Mesh Part of the Mesh.
See
method to scan the other Mesh Parts. Take care of the fact that the order in which Mesh Parts are returned is arbitrary and
that only Mesh Parts containing elements are returned.
- Returns:
- CATBaseUnknown#Release
o GetMeshDomainFromTag
| public virtual GetMeshDomainFromTag( | | Tag) |
-
Retreives a Mesh Domain from its integer tag.
- Parameters:
-
- iTag
- Integer tag.
- Returns:
- The pointer on the Mesh Domain if any or NULL if no Mesh Domain correpond to this tag.
o GetMeshManager
| public virtual GetMeshManager( | ) |
-
Returns the Mesh Manager corresponding to the Mesh.
- Returns:
- CATBaseUnknown#Release
o GetNodeFromTag
| public virtual GetNodeFromTag( | | iTag) |
-
Retreives a finite element node from its integer tag.
- Parameters:
-
- iTag
- Integer tag.
- Returns:
- The pointer on the finite element node if any or NULL if no node correpond to this tag.
o GetNumberOfElements
| public virtual GetNumberOfElements( | ) |
-
Returns the number of finite elements contained in the Mesh.
o GetNumberOfMeshDomains
| public virtual GetNumberOfMeshDomains( | ) |
-
Returns the total number of Mesh Domain of the Mesh.
o GetNumberOfNodes
| public virtual GetNumberOfNodes( | ) |
-
Returns the number of finite element nodes contained in the Mesh.
o IsContaining
| public virtual IsContaining( | | iNode) |
-
Check if a node is contained in the Mesh.
- Parameters:
-
- iNode
- Node to check.
- Returns:
-
Legal values:
- 1
- The node is part of the Mesh.
- 0
- The node is not part of the Mesh.
o IsContaining
| public virtual IsContaining( | | iElement) |
-
Check if a finite element is contained in the Mesh.
- Parameters:
-
- iElement
- Finite element to check.
- Returns:
-
Legal values:
- 1
- The finite element is part of the Mesh.
- 0
- The finite element is not part of the Mesh.
o ModifyElement
| public virtual ModifyElement( | | iElement) |
-
Modify a finite element.
Role: This method is used to modify a finite element geometry. This
method should be called once for all element geometry modifications. A geometry modification is a coordinates modification
of its linked nodes.
- Parameters:
-
- iElement
- Finite element to modify.
o ModifyNode
| public virtual ModifyNode( | | iNode, |
| const | iNewCoordinates) |
-
Modify a finite element node.
Role: This method is used to modify a finite element node (coordinates and/or graphic attributes).
- Parameters:
-
- iNode
- Finite element node to modify.
- iNewCoordinates
- New coordinates for the finite element node. Should be initialized with the current ones if only graphic attributes are modified.
o UpdateVisualization
| public virtual UpdateVisualization( | ) |
-
Update visualization after Mesh modifications ( nodes/elements creation, modification or deletion).
Role: This method has to be called to update visualisation if and only if the modifications
have occured outside from the standard Build/Update process, i.e. outside from the implementation of a mesher
(see
method).
This method should be called once at the end of a transaction, when all modifications have been performed.
This object is included in the file: CATIFmtMesh.h
If needed, your Imakefile.mk should include the module: CATFmtModelInterfaces
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