Vocabulary IDEAS
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'geometry'

set of geometric entities on which the mesh is based. They can be curves ('curve'), surfaces ('mesh area'), volumes ('meshvolume').

'curve'

linear geometric entity that can be composed of sub-entities, segments, circular arcs, options. The meshes that rely on these sub-entities are segments with 2 or 3 nodes.

'mesh area'

surface geometric entity bordered by 'curves' on which the surface cells are based: triangles with 3 or 6 knots or quadrangles with 4 or 8 knots.

'mesh volume'

volume geometric entity bordered by 'meshareas'. The volume cells based on these sub-entities are hexahedra with 8 or 20 knots, pentahedra with 6 or 15 knots, or tetrahedra with 4 or 10 knots.

'group'

any grouping (chosen by the user) of geometric entities, nodes or meshes; the user gives it a name.

'universal file'

The formatted file produced by IDEAS is the interface data file. It contains all the mesh (nodes and meshes), geometric entities, geometric entities, groups, and associations - geometric entities - mesh.

'geometric entity - mesh' association

list of nodes or meshes based on a given geometric entity.


* for each 'curve', the nodes that compose it,


* for each 'mesharea':


* the nodes that compose it,


* in 2D the meshes that compose it.


* for each 'meshvolume':


* the knots and the stitches that make it up.


* the nodes that compose it,


* in 3D the meshes that compose it.