Modules:IA FEMesh-Documentation-3.4

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Module Name

IA_FEMesh (A Finite Element Meshing Module from the University of Iowa)

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General Information

A loadable module to automate the creation of surface and volumetric meshes for finite element analysis.

Module Type & Category

Type: Interactive

Category: Meshing

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

• Nicole Grosland, University of Iowa, grosland@engineering.uiowa.edu
• Vince Magnotta, University of Iowa, vincent-magnotta@uiowa.edu
• Kiran Shivanna, University of Iowa, kshivann@engineering.uiowa.edu
• Austin Ramme, University of Iowa
• Steve Pieper, Isomics, pieper@bwh.harvard.edu
• Curtis Lisle, KnowledgeVis, clisle@knowledgevis.com

Module Description

This module allows the creation and editing of surface and 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 of VTK format for later processing.

IA_FEMesh was originally developed as a standalone program and has been integrated for use in Slicer3 as one of the products of a NA-MIC External Collaboration. A design goal for this effort is to allow software development to continue on both the standalone and integrated module versions while working off a common code base.

Usage

Examples, Use Cases & Tutorials

• IA_FEMesh is particularly well suited for quickly developing quality hexahedral meshes for artificial joint research and prothesis design. Its intuitive interface allows the user to mesh and review moderate sized objects, such as bone surfaces, efficiently. However, the use cases are not restricted to this application area.
• IA_FEMesh Users Manual
• Meshing Module Tutorial

Quick Tour of Features and Use

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Development

Known bugs

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Source code & documentation

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More Information

Acknowledgment

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References

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