element area?

wadewei

Hi everyone,
I am trying to calculate the average of a certain field, e.g. vel/friction on an uneven mesh. Is there a field in the model to output the area of each element?

Thanks,
Wade

nicoleschlegel

Hi Wade, See GetAreas in matlab:

>> help GetAreas
 GETAREAS - compute areas or volumes of elements

    compute areas of triangular elements or volumes
    of pentahedrons

    Usage:
       areas  =GetAreas(index,x,y);
       volumes=GetAreas(index,x,y,z);

    Examples:
       areas  =GetAreas(md.mesh.elements,md.mesh.x,md.mesh.y);
       volumes=GetAreas(md.mesh.elements,md.mesh.x,md.mesh.y,md.z);

Hope this helps,
Nicole

wadewei

nicoleschlegel
Works great. Thanks Nicole!