[Gmsh] 8-node quadrilateral element in gmsh

Christophe Geuzaine cag32 at case.edu
Sat Mar 11 06:26:14 CET 2006


MD1704 at mclink.it wrote:
> I wasn't able to find how (if possible)to use 8-node plane quad elements in gmsh.
> In detail I'm trying to use gmsh as post-processor for a finite element programs that uses 8-node
> elements.

Gmsh only support 9-node quads: just create the center node in your code 
when you export your data.


> Thanks for any help
> Vittorio Lucarelli
> Rome, Italy
> md1704 at mclink.it
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