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===IA_FEMesh===
IA-FEMesh

{|
|[[Image:screenshotBlankNotOptional.png|thumb|280px|User Interface]]
|[[Image:IAMeshResult1.png|thumb|280px|Phalanx Bone Mesh]]
|[[Image:screenshotBlank.png|thumb|280px|Caption]]
|}

== General Information ==
===Module Type & Category===

Type: Interactive

Category: Wizard

===Authors, Collaborators & Contact===
* Nicole Grosland: The University of Iowa - Departments of [http://www.bme.engineering.uiowa.edu/ Biomedical Engineering] and [http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/orthopaedicsurgery/ Orthopaedic Surgery], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/ Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD)], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/mimx/ Musculoskeletal Imaging, Modeling, and EXperimentation (MIMX)]
* Vincent Magnotta: The University of Iowa - Departments of [http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/Radiology/ Radiology], [http://www.bme.engineering.uiowa.edu/ Biomedical Engineering], and [http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/psychiatry/ Psychiatry], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/ Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD)], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/mimx/ Musculoskeletal Imaging, Modeling, and EXperimentation (MIMX)]
* Kiran Shivanna: The University of Iowa - [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/ Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD)], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/mimx/ Musculoskeletal Imaging, Modeling, and EXperimentation (MIMX)]
* Austin Ramme: The University of Iowa - Department of [http://www.bme.engineering.uiowa.edu/ Biomedical Engineering], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/ Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD)], [http://www.ccad.uiowa.edu/mimx/ Musculoskeletal Imaging, Modeling, and EXperimentation (MIMX)]
* Steve Pieper: [http://sites.google.com/a/isomics.com/www/ Isomics]
* Curt Lisle: [http://www.curtislisle.com/Kvis/Welcome.html KnowledgeViz]
* Contact: Nicole Grosland (grosland@engineering.uiowa.edu) or Vincent Magnotta (vincent-magnotta@uiowa.edu)


{|
|[[Image:LogoMimx.gif|thumb|100px|Iowa - MIMX]]
|[[Image:LogoIsomics.gif|thumb|100px|Isomics]]
|[[Image:logoKvis.jpg|thumb|100px|KnowledgeViz]]
|}

===Module Description===
This module allows the creation and editing of volumetric meshes. Polygonal surfaces in VTK or STL format are imported to begin the process. Then a unique and intuitive bounding surface (called Building Blocks) are created interactively by the user and used to guide automated meshing algorithms. The module includes visualization and analysis reports of the quality of mesh elements. Meshes can be written out in Abaqus or VTK format for later processing.

== Usage ==

===Use Cases, Examples===

The user interface for IA_FEMesh is organized as a set of tabs, with each tab corresponding to a group of related activities.  Often the user will move back and forth between the tabs during the meshing process.  The tabs organize related operations yet allow free movement, depending on the users needs. The tabs and associated operations are listed below:

* '''Surface:''' This tab allows input and saving of surface files used to define the object which will be meshed. 
* '''Building Block:''' After a 3D object surface is input, the user interactively creates, modifies, and views a control surface used to guide meshing algorithms.  Under this tab, operations for editing, copying, deleting, and splitting building blocks provide the tools for rapid building block creation. The operations can be applied to all or a selected subset of building blocks.
* '''Mesh Creation:'''This tab contains the algorithms for projecting points along the building block walls down onto the selected surface mesh.  A solid mesh is created using transfinite or elliptical interploation.  
* '''Mesh Quality:''' After a mesh is created, tools inside this tab allow for interactive viewing, exploration, and mesh improvement algorithms to be run if desired. 
* '''Material Properties:''' Meshes are composed of multiple surface and/or volume elements.  Individual elements or groups of elements are selected and given  material properties  with the tools inside this tab. Material properties stay with the mesh and are output when the mesh is saved as an external file. 
* '''Boundary Conditions:''' Multi-step  boundary conditions, including external forces, can be defined by the GUI tools defined under this tab.  A user can create an Abaqus input file and visually preview if conditions have been specified correctly before beginning an external finite element simulation.

===Tutorials===

Links to tutorials explaining how to use this module:

* [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Iowa_Meshing_Tutorial Meshing Tutorial]
** [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/images/5/5a/MeshTutorialExampleData.zip Tutorial Data Set]
* [https://mri.radiology.uiowa.edu/downloads/IA-FEMesh_Manual_version1.pdf Users Guide]

===Quick Tour of Features and Use===

The IA-FEMesh interface uses a wizard workflow. The wizard is implemented using a tabbed notebook with each tab corresponding to the type of data that the user will work with in that step of the meshing process. While there is a logical order where the user will work from left to right in the tabs, a strict linear ordering is not required and the user can freely go back and forth between the tabs. Described below are the tabs and the main features that each provides.

{|
|
* '''Image:'''
** '''Load'''
** '''Delete'''
* '''Surface:'''
** '''Load'''
** '''Delete'''
** '''Save'''
* '''Block(s):'''
** '''Create'''
** '''Load'''
** '''Build/Edit'''
** '''Delete'''
** '''Save'''
* '''Mesh:'''
** '''Assign/Edit Mesh Seeds'''
** '''Create'''
** '''Load'''
** '''Renumber Nodes/Elements'''
** '''Export ABAQUS File'''
** '''Delete'''
** '''Save'''
* '''Quality:'''
** '''Evaluate/Display Mesh Quality'''
** '''Mesh Improvement'''
** '''Export Abaqus File'''
** '''Save'''
* '''Materials:'''
** '''User-Defined'''
** '''Image Based'''
** '''Display Material Properties'''
** '''Export ABAQUS File'''
** '''Save'''
* '''Load/BC:'''
** '''Step - Load/BC Assignments'''
** '''Export ABAQUS File'''
** '''Save'''
|[[Image:MeshingTabs.png|thumb|280px|IA-FEMesh Tabbed Wizard Interface]]
|}

== Development ==

===Notes from the Developer(s)===

Algorithms used, library classes depended upon, use cases, etc.

===Dependencies===

* [http://www.itk.org ITK]
* [http://www.vtk.org VTK]
* [http://www.kwwidgets.org KWWidgets]

===Tests===

On the [http://www.cdash.org/CDash/index.php?project=Slicer3 Dashboard], these tests verify that the module is working on various platforms:

* MimxitkImageToVtkUnstructuredGridTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/itkImageToVtkUnstructuredGridTest.cxx itkImageToVtkUnstructuredGridTest.cxx]
* MimxAddUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainAddUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx MainAddUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx]
* MimxDeleteUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainDeleteUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx MainDeleteUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx]
* MimxSplitUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainSplitUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx MainSplitUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx]
* MimxMirrorUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainMirrorUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx MainMirrorUnstructuredHexahedronGridCellTest.cxx]
* MimxBoundingBoxFromUnstructuredGridTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainBoundingBoxFromUnstructuredGridTest.cxx MainBoundingBoxFromUnstructuredGridTest.cxx]
* MimxEquivalancePointsTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainEquivalancePointsTest.cxx MainEquivalancePointsTest.cxx]
* MimxExtractSurfaceTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainExtractSurfaceTest.cxx MainExtractSurfaceTest.cxx]
* MimxBoundingBoxFromBoundsTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainBoundingBoxFromBoundsTest.cxx MainBoundingBoxFromBoundsTest.cxx]
* MimxExtractStructuredGridEdgeTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainExtractStructuredGridEdgeTest.cxx MainExtractStructuredGridEdgeTest.cxx]
* MimxExtractStructuredGridFaceTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainExtractStructuredGridFaceTest.cxx MainExtractStructuredGridFaceTest.cxx]
* MimxGeometryFilterTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainGeometryFilterTest.cxx MainGeometryFilterTest.cxx]
* MimxBoundingBoxToStructuredGridsTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainBoundingBoxToStructuredGridsTest.cxx MainBoundingBoxToStructuredGridsTest.cxx]
* MimxMorphStructuredGridTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainMorphStructuredGridTest.cxx MainMorphStructuredGridTest.cxx]
* MimxUnstructuredToStructuredGridTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainUnstructuredToStructuredGridTest.cxx MainUnstructuredToStructuredGridTest.cxx]
* MimxMergePointsTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainMergePointsTest.cxx MainMergePointsTest.cxx]
* MimxRecalculateInteriorNodesTest [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/Testing/MainRecalculateInteriorNodesTest.cxx MainRecalculateInteriorNodesTest.cxx]

===Known bugs===

Links to known bugs in the Slicer3 bug tracker

* [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=000 Bug 000: description] 


===Usability issues===

Follow this [http://na-mic.org/Mantis/main_page.php link] to the Slicer3 bug tracker. Please select the '''usability issue category''' when browsing or contributing.

===Source code & documentation===

[http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/Modules/Meshing/ IA-FEMesh] Source code. It consists of several subdirectories:
*Adapter - Converts between ITK and VTK data structures
*BuildingBlock - Classes to implement the KWWidgets user interface
*Common - Custom data structures used for the meshing algorithms
*Filter - Filters to convert between custom data structures. Implements the underlying code for mesh generation.
*IA_FEMesh - Loadable module for meshing
*IO - Loading and saving of data
*Mesh - Meshing routines implemented using ITK
*Testing - Testing infrastructure
*Widgets - Custom 3D VTK widgets to support user interaction during mesh generation

 
Doxygen documentation:
*'''Common'''
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxAbaqusFileWriter.html vtkMimxAbaqusFileWriter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkAbstractIterator.html vtkAbstractIterator]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkAbstractList.html vtkAbstractList]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkContainer.html vtkContainer]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkFESurfaceList.html vtkFESurfaceList]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkFiniteElementBuildingBlockList.html vtkFiniteElementBuildingBlockList]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkFiniteElementMeshList.html vtkFiniteElementMeshList]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkLinkedList.html vtkLinkedList]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkLinkedListIterator.html vtkLinkedListIterator]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkLinkedListWrapper.html vtkLinkedListWrapper]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkLinkedListWrapperTree.html vtkLinkedListWrapperTree]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkLocalAxesActor.html vtkLocalAxesActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkLocalLinkedListWrapper.html vtkLocalLinkedListWrapper]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMeshQualityClass.html vtkMeshQualityClass]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxActorBase.html vtkMimxActorBase]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxApplyNodeElementNumbers.html vtkMimxApplyNodeElementNumbers]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundaryConditionActor.html vtkMimxBoundaryConditionActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundingBoxSource.html vtkMimxBoundingBoxSource]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxColorCodeMeshSeedActor.html vtkMimxColorCodeMeshSeedActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxCurve.html vtkMimxCurve]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxEntryValueChangedCallback.html vtkMimxEntryValueChangedCallback]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxErrorCallback.html vtkMimxErrorCallback]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxImageActor.html vtkMimxImageActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxInteractorStyleUser.html vtkMimxInteractorStyleUser]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMergeNodesPointAndCellData.html vtkMimxMergeNodesPointAndCellData]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMeshActor.html vtkMimxMeshActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMeshSeed.html vtkMimxMeshSeed]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPlanarStructuredGridSource.html vtkMimxPlanarStructuredGridSource]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSolidStructuredGridSource.html vtkMimxSolidStructuredGridSource]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSTLSource.html vtkMimxSTLSource]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSurfacePolyDataActor.html vtkMimxSurfacePolyDataActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxTestErrorCallback.html vtkMimxTestErrorCallback]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUGrid.html vtkMimxUGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUnstructuredGridActor.html vtkMimxUnstructuredGridActor]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMRMLFESurfaceNode.html vtkMRMLFESurfaceNode]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMRMLFiniteElementBuildingBlockDisplayNode.html vtkMRMLFiniteElementBuildingBlockDisplayNode]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMRMLFiniteElementBuildingBlockNode.html vtkMRMLFiniteElementBuildingBlockNode]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMRMLFiniteElementMeshDisplayNode.html vtkMRMLFiniteElementMeshDisplayNode]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMRMLFiniteElementMeshNode.html vtkMRMLFiniteElementMeshNode]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMRMLNullDisplayNode.html vtkMRMLNullDisplayNode]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkPVAxesActor.html vtkPVAxesActor]

*'''Filter'''
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkFaceHedgeHog.html vtkFaceHedgeHog]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMeshQualityExtended.html vtkMeshQualityExtended]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxAddUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell.html vtkMimxAddUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxApplyImageBasedMaterialProperties.html vtkMimxApplyImageBasedMaterialProperties]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxAttachBoundingBoxMesh.html vtkMimxAttachBoundingBoxMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundingBoxFromBounds.html vtkMimxBoundingBoxFromBounds]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundingBoxFromUnstructuredGrid.html vtkMimxBoundingBoxFromUnstructuredGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundingBoxSurfaceMesh.html vtkMimxBoundingBoxSurfaceMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundingBoxToStructuredGrids.html vtkMimxBoundingBoxToStructuredGrids]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxButterflyMeshFromBounds.html vtkMimxButterflyMeshFromBounds]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxClipImageFromBox.html vtkMimxClipImageFromBox]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxComputeNormalsFromPolydataFilter.html vtkMimxComputeNormalsFromPolydataFilter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxConstrainedSmoothPolyDataFilter.html vtkMimxConstrainedSmoothPolyDataFilter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxCylindricalMesh.html vtkMimxCylindricalMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxDeleteUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell.html vtkMimxDeleteUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxEdgeToPlanarStructuredGrid.html vtkMimxEdgeToPlanarStructuredGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxEdgeToStructuredGrid.html vtkMimxEdgeToStructuredGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxEditUnstructuredHexahedronGrid.html vtkMimxEditUnstructuredHexahedronGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxEquivalancePoints.html vtkMimxEquivalancePoints]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractElementNumbersOfaFaceFilter.html vtkMimxExtractElementNumbersOfaFaceFilter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractStructuredGridEdge.html vtkMimxExtractStructuredGridEdge]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractStructuredGridFace.html vtkMimxExtractStructuredGridFace]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractSurface.html vtkMimxExtractSurface]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtrudePolyData.html vtkMimxExtrudePolyData]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxFilterWin32Header.html vtkMimxFilterWin32Header]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxFourPointsToStructuredPlanarMesh.html vtkMimxFourPointsToStructuredPlanarMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxGenerateHexahedronMesh.html vtkMimxGenerateHexahedronMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxGeometryFilter.html vtkMimxGeometryFilter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMapOriginalCellAndPointIds.html vtkMimxMapOriginalCellAndPointIds]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMergePoints.html vtkMimxMergePoints]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMeshSeed.html vtkMimxMeshSeed]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMirrorUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell.html vtkMimxMirrorUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxMorphStructuredGrid.html vtkMimxMorphStructuredGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPatchSurfaceMesh.html vtkMimxPatchSurfaceMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPlanarEllipticalInterpolation.html vtkMimxPlanarEllipticalInterpolation]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPlanarTransfiniteInterpolation.html vtkMimxPlanarTransfiniteInterpolation]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPlanarTrilinearInterpolation.html vtkMimxPlanarTrilinearInterpolation]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPolyDataSingleSourceShortestPath.html vtkMimxPolyDataSingleSourceShortestPath]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxRebinMaterialProperty.html vtkMimxRebinMaterialProperty]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxRecalculateInteriorNodes.html vtkMimxRecalculateInteriorNodes]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxRecalculateInteriorNodesTPS.html vtkMimxRecalculateInteriorNodesTPS]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSelectSurface.html vtkMimxSelectSurface]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSetStructuredGridEdge.html vtkMimxSetStructuredGridEdge]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSetStructuredGridFace.html vtkMimxSetStructuredGridFace]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSmoothUnstructuredGridFilter.html vtkMimxSmoothUnstructuredGridFilter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSolidEllipticalInterpolation.html vtkMimxSolidEllipticalInterpolation]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSolidTransfiniteInterpolation.html vtkMimxSolidTransfiniteInterpolation]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSolidTrilinearInterpolation.html vtkMimxSolidTrilinearInterpolation]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSplitUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell.html vtkMimxSplitUnstructuredHexahedronGridCell]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxStructuredPlanarToStructuredSolidGrid.html vtkMimxStructuredPlanarToStructuredSolidGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSubdivideBoundingBox.html vtkMimxSubdivideBoundingBox]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSubdivideCurve.html vtkMimxSubdivideCurve]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUnstructuredGridFromBoundingBox.html vtkMimxUnstructuredGridFromBoundingBox]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUnstructuredGridFromFourPoints.html vtkMimxUnstructuredGridFromFourPoints]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUnstructuredToStructuredGrid.html vtkMimxUnstructuredToStructuredGrid]

*'''IO'''
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classitk_1_1itkMimxAbaqusMeshFileWriter.html itkMimxAbaqusMeshFileWriter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classitk_1_1ReadHistogramBinValuesFilter.html itkMimxReadHistogramBinValuesFilter]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxAbaqusFileWriter.html vtkMimxAbaqusFileWriter]

'''Adapter'''
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classitk_1_1ItkMeshToFEMMesh.html ItkMeshToFEMMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classitkMeshTovtkPolyData.html itkMeshTovtkPolyData]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classitkMeshTovtkUnstructuredGrid.html itkMeshTovtkUnstructuredGrid]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkPolyDataToitkMesh.html vtkPolyDataToitkMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkUnstructuredGridToitkMesh.html vtkUnstructuredGridToitkMesh]

*'''Widgets'''
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBoundingBoxWidget.html vtkMimxBoundingBoxWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxBWidgetPlusIPWidget.html vtkMimxBWidgetPlusIPWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxCreateBuildingBlockFromPickWidget.html vtkMimxCreateBuildingBlockFromPickWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxCreateElementSetWidgetFEMesh.html vtkMimxCreateElementSetWidgetFEMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractCellWidget.html vtkMimxExtractCellWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractEdgeWidget.html vtkMimxExtractEdgeWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractFaceWidget.html vtkMimxExtractFaceWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxExtractMultipleFaceWidget.html vtkMimxExtractMultipleFaceWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxModPointWidget.html vtkMimxModPointWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPlaceLocalAxesWidget.html vtkMimxPlaceLocalAxesWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxPolyDataWidget.html vtkMimxPolyDataWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSelectCellsWidgetFEMesh.html vtkMimxSelectCellsWidgetFEMesh]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSelectCellsWidget.html vtkMimxSelectCellsWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxSelectPointsWidget.html vtkMimxSelectPointsWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxTraceContourWidget.html vtkMimxTraceContourWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUnstructuredGridExtractWidget.html vtkMimxUnstructuredGridExtractWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxUnstructuredGridWidget.html vtkMimxUnstructuredGridWidget]
**[http://www.na-mic.org/Slicer/Documentation/Slicer3-doc/html/classvtkMimxViewMergePointsWidget.html vtkMimxViewMergePointsWidget]

== More Information == 

===Acknowledgment===
This work is supported in part by NIH/NIBIB awards R01EB005973 and R21EB001501.

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