MappableGridGenerator Class Reference

#include <MappableGridGenerator.hpp>

Collaboration diagram for MappableGridGenerator:

Public Member Functions
	MappableGridGenerator ()
	~MappableGridGenerator ()
boost::shared_ptr< Part< 3 > >	GeneratePlane (unsigned numX, unsigned numY, bool withEndCaps=true)
boost::shared_ptr< Part< 3 > >	GenerateCylinder (double cylinderRadius, double cylinderThickness, double cylinderHeight, unsigned numX, unsigned numY, double cylinderAngle=2.0 *M_PI)
boost::shared_ptr< Part< 3 > >	GenerateHemisphere (double sphereRadius, double sphereThickness, unsigned numX, unsigned numY, double sphereAzimuthAngle=2.0 *M_PI, double spherePolarAngle=0.5 *M_PI)

Private Attributes
units::quantity< unit::length >	mReferenceLength

Detailed Description

Generate a part consisting of a grid of unit rectangles or cuboids. It is useful for mapping onto more complex geometries for subsequent meshing. 3-D only.

Definition at line 46 of file MappableGridGenerator.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MappableGridGenerator::MappableGridGenerator

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Constructor

Definition at line 44 of file MappableGridGenerator.cpp.

MappableGridGenerator::~MappableGridGenerator

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Destructor

Definition at line 49 of file MappableGridGenerator.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

boost::shared_ptr< Part< 3 > > MappableGridGenerator::GenerateCylinder	(	double	cylinderRadius,
		double	cylinderThickness,
		double	cylinderHeight,
		unsigned	numX,
		unsigned	numY,
		double	cylinderAngle = 2.0 * M_PI
	)

Generate a cylindrical grid, where the planar grid is mapped on to a cylinder of specified dimensions.

Parameters

cylinderRadius	radius of the cylinder
cylinderThickness	thickness of the cylinder
cylinderAngle	sweep angle of the cylinder (radians)
cylinderHeight	height of the cylinder
numX	number of blocks around the cylinder circumference
numY	number of blocks over the cylinder height

Returns

pointer to a Part representation of the cylinder

Definition at line 203 of file MappableGridGenerator.cpp.

References GeneratePlane(), and mReferenceLength.

boost::shared_ptr< Part< 3 > > MappableGridGenerator::GenerateHemisphere	(	double	sphereRadius,
		double	sphereThickness,
		unsigned	numX,
		unsigned	numY,
		double	sphereAzimuthAngle = 2.0 * M_PI,
		double	spherePolarAngle = 0.5 * M_PI
	)

Generate a hemispherical grid, where the planar grid is mapped on to a sphere of specified dimensions.

Parameters

sphereRadius	radius of the sphere
sphereThickness	thickness of the cylinder
sphereAzimuthAngle	azimuth angle of the hemisphere (radians)
spherePolarAngle	polar angle of the hemisphere (radians)
numX	number of blocks around the cylinder circumference
numY	number of blocks over the cylinder height

Returns

pointer to a Part representation of the hemisphere

Definition at line 250 of file MappableGridGenerator.cpp.

References GeneratePlane(), and mReferenceLength.

boost::shared_ptr< Part< 3 > > MappableGridGenerator::GeneratePlane	(	unsigned	numX,
		unsigned	numY,
		bool	withEndCaps = true
	)

Generate a planar grid with one block in the z direction

Parameters

numX	number of blocks in the x direction
numY	number of blocks in the y direction
withEndCaps	include polygons at the ends of the plane, turned off for closed cylinder generation

Returns

pointer to a Part representation of the plane

Definition at line 54 of file MappableGridGenerator.cpp.

References Part< DIM >::Create(), and mReferenceLength.

Referenced by GenerateCylinder(), and GenerateHemisphere().

Member Data Documentation

units::quantity<unit::length> MappableGridGenerator::mReferenceLength

private

The reference length scale

Definition at line 51 of file MappableGridGenerator.hpp.

Referenced by GenerateCylinder(), GenerateHemisphere(), and GeneratePlane().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• projects/MicrovesselChaste/src/geometry/generators/MappableGridGenerator.hpp
• projects/MicrovesselChaste/src/geometry/generators/MappableGridGenerator.cpp