> My user wants to know if ParaView can "loft" shells? Any ideas?
Not as far as I know. One issue is that different FEM codes parameterize shell
elements differently:
+ Some assume that the surface is a true mid-surface. Others allow different
"top" and "bottom" heights. Others "loft" only in
My user wants to know if ParaView can "loft" shells? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Alan
Alan,
A shell is a 3d element with 0 thickness in the mesh but includes a thickness
in the formulation of the element. By default paraview renders a shell as a
thin surface. In some cases this is good enough but
