[Gmsh] bug in isotropic mesh generator

Christophe Geuzaine c.geuzaine at ulg.ac.be
Tue Feb 15 17:22:13 CET 2005


remacle wrote:
> Paardenkooper, Timo wrote:
> 
>> Dear Christophe Geuzaine,
>>
>>  
>>
>> I have encountered a bug in the isotropic mesh generator. With the geo 
>> file attached, you can see the symptom yourself.
>>
>> The 2 D mesh generates elements outside the geometry contour in case 
>> of a small radius.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Use isotropic algorithm, then mesh>1d>2d, then zoom in at the smallest 
>> radius (0,1).
>>
>>  
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
> In Options->Mesh->General, change the perturbation factor to 0.00001
> 

You can also use the "Triangle" algorithm: the resulting mesh is not as
nice, but it is more robust.

Christophe


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