Hex-dominant mesh generation using 3D constrained triangulation

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-220

  Owen, Steven J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY;

CONSTRAINED TRIANGULATION; HEXAHEDRAL DOMINANT MESH GENERATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0035281614     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(00)00121-4     Document Type: Article

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