Generate 3D Surface Mesh Using Elemental Connectivity Data

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deathtime
deathtime 2023 年 7 月 20 日
回答済み: Nandini 2023 年 7 月 20 日
I have a FEM file, which represents the surface mesh of a 3D object. This surface mesh contains triangular and quad elements - the vertices of each of these elements are provided in the FEM file. So, for each triangular element, xyz co-ordinates are provided for 3 vertices and for the quad element, xyz co-ordinates are provided for 4 vertices.
Using this information how can I generate the mesh to view in MATLAB, which should be shaded opaque with a wireframe overlaid outlining all the elements of the mesh.

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Nandini
Nandini 2023 年 7 月 20 日
To generate and visualize a mesh in MATLAB using the vertex coordinates provided in your FEM file, you can use the `patch` function. Here's an example of how you can achieve this:
% Load the vertex coordinates from the FEM file
% Assuming the vertex coordinates are stored in a variable called 'vertices'
load('your_fem_file.mat'); % Replace 'your_fem_file.mat' with the actual file name
% Create a figure and axes to display the mesh
figure;
ax = axes;
% Create a patch object for the mesh
patch('Faces', faces, 'Vertices', vertices, 'FaceColor', 'blue', 'EdgeColor', 'black');
% Set the axis properties
axis equal; % Set equal aspect ratio
axis off; % Hide the axis
% Add wireframe overlay
hold on;
patch('Faces', faces, 'Vertices', vertices, 'FaceColor', 'none', 'EdgeColor', 'red');
% Set the view angle
view(3); % 3D view
% Add lighting for shading
light('Position', [1 1 1]);
lighting gouraud;
% Adjust the figure properties as desired
title('Mesh Visualization');
In this example, you need to load the vertex coordinates from your FEM file into the `vertices` variable. The `faces` variable is assumed to contain the connectivity information for the mesh, specifying the indices of the vertices that form each triangular or quad element.
The `patch` function is used to create a patch object representing the mesh. The `'Faces'` property is set to the `faces` variable, and the `'Vertices'` property is set to the `vertices` variable. The `'FaceColor'` property is set to `'blue'` to make the mesh shaded opaque, and the `'EdgeColor'` property is set to `'black'` to display the wireframe outline.
Make sure to replace `'your_fem_file.mat'` with the actual file name of your FEM file.
I hope this helps you visualize the mesh in MATLAB!

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