In QForm UKit is possible to perform simulations using a hexahedral finite element mesh. A hexahedral finite element mesh refers to a mesh consisting of elements having the shape of a parallelepiped.
A regular calculation mesh of primitive shape can be created with the help of parametric geometry with appropriate features. To create an irregular computational mesh or a mesh of complex shape, you will need to use the built-in QForm UK generator or third-party applications. QForm UK also supports importing finite element meshes from third-party programs in the *.unv format.
In this chapter, the quadrilateral mesh generator QForm UK is discussed, along with several typical examples of preparing a hexahedral finite element mesh using Gmsh (version 4.11.1) ( http://gmsh.info/ ).
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Software Gmshmay not work correctly (or not at all) if the user name or the applications start path contains characters other than ASCII. A correct username and path, for example, contains only Latin characters, while an incorrect name and path contains characters related to: hieroglyphics, Semitic languages, Slavic languages, characters with diacritical marks, and so on. |
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If you use the Gmsh software for research followed by publication of results, you must provide a link to the authors of the software: