TY - JOUR
T1 - I-STL2MOOSE
T2 - From STL data to integrated volumetrical meshes for MOOSE
AU - Sgarrella, Joe
AU - Ghanbari, Farshad
AU - Peco, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - In several areas of science and engineering, STL (STereoLithography) data files are the standard representation of three-dimensional geometries. STL files are amenable to 3D printing and computer-aided design modeling, which often become the starting point for high-fidelity Finite Element analysis simulations. When the model is complex and involves various STL files, their integration into a conforming mesh with CAD-based interface level of definition is not a straightforward process. In this paper, we present I-STL2MOOSE, a Python-based tool that combines an arbitrary number of STL files into an integrated volumetrical mesh that is directly readable by MOOSE, a parallel, efficient open-source Finite Element implementation.
AB - In several areas of science and engineering, STL (STereoLithography) data files are the standard representation of three-dimensional geometries. STL files are amenable to 3D printing and computer-aided design modeling, which often become the starting point for high-fidelity Finite Element analysis simulations. When the model is complex and involves various STL files, their integration into a conforming mesh with CAD-based interface level of definition is not a straightforward process. In this paper, we present I-STL2MOOSE, a Python-based tool that combines an arbitrary number of STL files into an integrated volumetrical mesh that is directly readable by MOOSE, a parallel, efficient open-source Finite Element implementation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101273
DO - 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101273
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145554088
SN - 2352-7110
VL - 21
JO - SoftwareX
JF - SoftwareX
M1 - 101273
ER -