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APImeshAreaTria Method

Mesh a planar area with triangular or quadrilateral elements
REST path: /op/mesh/tria/[maxTriaArea]/[useAllNodes]/[belt]/[useQuad]/[minAngle]
REST verb: GET
REST header: {"filled", filledContour}, {"empty", emptyContour}

Namespace: NextFEMapi
Assembly: NextFEMapi (in NextFEMapi.dll) Version: 2.6.0.0 (2.6.0.0)
Syntax
public string[] meshAreaTria(
	List<string> filledContour,
	List<string> emptyContour,
	double maxTriaArea,
	bool useAllNodes = false,
	double belt = 0,
	bool useQuad = false,
	double minAngle = 20
)

Parameters

filledContour  ListString
List of nodes defining the filled part
emptyContour  ListString
List of nodes defining holes
maxTriaArea  Double
Maximum area for each triangular element
useAllNodes  Boolean  (Optional)
Optional. Include internal nodes in mesh - only for convex regions
belt  Double  (Optional)
Optional. Size of the optional belt, external to the convex polygon
useQuad  Boolean  (Optional)
Optional. Use Quad where possible
minAngle  Double  (Optional)
Optional. Mininum angle in degrees for triangles generation, default is 20°

Return Value

String
An array containing the IDs of newly created Tria elements
Remarks
Consider to call mergeOverlappedNodes() when finished. Input nodes must be co-planar
See Also