HHDB Mesh Cell Types


Vertices
per Cell

type = 1 nperc(1) = 1 (no image) (point)
type = 2 nperc(2) = 2 (no image) (line segment)
type = 3 nperc(3) = 3 (triangle)
type = 4 nperc(4) = 4 (quadralateral)
type = 5 nperc(5) = 5 (no image) (pyramid)
type = 6 nperc(6) = 6 (prism)
type = 7 nperc(7) = 4 (tetrahedron)
type = 8 nperc(8) = 8 (hexaedron)
  • Please strictly follow the node ordering indicated above.
  • Try to make all cells convex. If they are not, we always assume they are star-like with respect to node 1.
  • Two dimensional surfaces embedded in three dimensions assume that nodes 1-2-3 define an outward normal to the flow domain.


Last modified: Wed Aug 12 18:06:00 MET DST 1998