MeshView: A Tool for Exploring 3D Unstructured Tetrahedral Meshes
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We have developed a visualization module, MeshView, for viewing large-scale 3D un-structured tetrahedral nite element meshes. The module includes two diierent approaches for visualization and analysis, plus the capability to edit meshes after the researcher has analyzed the mesh and located problem areas. The rst approach ooers various real-time interactive manipulation options for visualizing the geometry of the mesh. The second approach provides interactive histograms for displaying quantitative data about the elements and their neighbors. Finally, there are several editing options that allow the user to add nodes and delete elements or nodes from the mesh.
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