SphereMeshGenerator

Generate a 3-D sphere mesh centered on the origin

Overview

The SphereMeshGenerator creates a 3-D mesh of a sphere. The mesh refinement and smoothing parameters define the mesh density. Figure 1 depicts several sphere meshes (sliced in half to illustrate the interior elements) for different selections of refinement and smoothing parameters.

Sphere meshes created with different choices for refinement level and smoothing operations

Figure 1: Sphere meshes created with different choices for refinement level and smoothing operations

Input Parameters

  • nrNumber of radial elements

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Controllable:No

    Description:Number of radial elements

  • radiusSphere radius

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Sphere radius

Required Parameters

  • elem_typeHEX8The type of element to generate

    Default:HEX8

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:HEX8, HEX27

    Controllable:No

    Description:The type of element to generate

  • n_smooth0Number of smoothing operations

    Default:0

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Controllable:No

    Description:Number of smoothing operations

Optional Parameters

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • save_with_nameKeep the mesh from this mesh generator in memory with the name specified

    C++ Type:std::string

    Controllable:No

    Description:Keep the mesh from this mesh generator in memory with the name specified

Advanced Parameters

  • nemesisFalseWhether or not to output the mesh file in the nemesisformat (only if output = true)

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not to output the mesh file in the nemesisformat (only if output = true)

  • outputFalseWhether or not to output the mesh file after generating the mesh

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not to output the mesh file after generating the mesh

  • show_infoFalseWhether or not to show mesh info after generating the mesh (bounding box, element types, sidesets, nodesets, subdomains, etc)

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not to show mesh info after generating the mesh (bounding box, element types, sidesets, nodesets, subdomains, etc)

Debugging Parameters