fem_to_gmsh


fem_to_gmsh, an Octave code which converts FEM files representing a 1D, 2D, or 3D mesh into a gmsh() mesh file.

The FEM files include a node file, which simply lists the coordinates of each node, and an element connectivity file, which lists, for each element, the indices of the nodes that define it. Either 0 or 1-based indexing can be used when referencing the nodes.

Usage:

fem_to_gmsh prefix
where prefix is the common filename prefix:

Licensing:

The computer code and data files made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

fem_to_gmsh is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version.

Related Data and Programs:

fem_to_gmsh_test

dolfin-convert, a Python program which can convert mesh file from Gmsh, MEDIT, METIS or SCOTCH format to an XML format suitable for use by DOLFIN or FENICS, by Anders Logg.

fem_to_triangle, an Octave code which reads FEM files defining a 2D mesh of triangles, namely a file of node coordinates and a file of elements defined by node indices, and creates a corresponding pair of node and element files for use by Jonathan Shewchuk's triangle program.

fem_to_xml, a MATLAB program which reads FEM files defining a 1D, 2D or 3D mesh, namely a file of node coordinates and a file of elements defined by node indices, and creates a corresponding XML file for input to DOLFIN or FENICS.

fem3d, a data directory which contains examples of 3D FEM files, text files that describe a 3D finite element geometry and associated nodal values.

gmsh, examples which illustrate the use of the Gmsh program, a 3D mesh generator for the finite element method (FEM).

gmsh_io, an Octave code which can read or write some of the files created by the Gmsh program for 1D, 2D or 3D meshes used by the finite element method (FEM).

gmsh_to_fem, an Octave code which reads a mesh data file created by the GMSH program and writes a pair of node and element files that correspond to the FEM format.

msh, a data directory of examples of MSH files, the native 3D mesh format used by Gmsh.

tet_mesh, an Octave code which carries out various operations on tetrahedral meshes.

triangulation, an Octave code which performs various operations on order 3 (linear) or order 6 (quadratic) triangulations.

Reference:

  1. Christophe Geuzaine, Jean-Francois Remacle,
    Gmsh: a three-dimensional finite element mesh generator with built-in pre- and post-processing facilities,
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,
    Volume 79, Number 11, pages 1309-1331, 2009.

Source Code:


Last revised on 17 July 2023.