[Libmesh-users] element properties

2011-06-09 Thread Roy Stogner
So here's a simple question I should have come up with years ago: Why do we suggest *Explicit*System for storing element data? That system allocates a rhs vector for use in solve(), but if you're only wanting to store (and project, distribute, read/write...) data fields then the rhs is just a sl

Re: [Libmesh-users] element properties

2011-06-07 Thread John Peterson
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:26 PM, David Knezevic wrote: > Yes, the typical advice is to add an ExplicitSystem (e.g. with FE type > constant MONOMIAL) to your EquationSystems object, and use that to store > the data on each element. > > The nice thing about this approach is that it the element data

Re: [Libmesh-users] element properties

2011-06-07 Thread David Knezevic
Yes, the typical advice is to add an ExplicitSystem (e.g. with FE type constant MONOMIAL) to your EquationSystems object, and use that to store the data on each element. The nice thing about this approach is that it the element data will automatically be propagated onto new elements if you refi

[Libmesh-users] element properties

2011-06-07 Thread Ataollah Mesgarnejad
Dear all, Is there a way so I can add a real value parameter (physical properties..) to each element and/or to a block of elements ? Best, Ata -- EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content autho