simnibs.Msh

class simnibs.Msh(nodes=None, elements=None, fn=None)

class to handle the meshes. Gatters Nodes, Elements and Data

Parameters

• nodes ((optional) simnibs.msh.Nodes) – Nodes structure

• elements ((optional) simnibs.msh.Elements()) – Elements structure

• fn (str (optional)) – Name of “.msh” file to be read. Overides nodes and elements

nodes

a Nodes field

Type

simnibs.msh.Nodes

elm

A Elements field

Type

simnibs.msh.Elements

nodedata

list of NodeData filds

Type

simnibs.msh.NodeData

elmdata

list of ElementData fields

Type

simnibs.msh.ElementData

fn

name of file

Type

str

binary

wheather or not the mesh was in binary format

Type

bool

__init__(nodes=None, elements=None, fn=None)

Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

Methods

__init__([nodes, elements, fn])	Initialize self.
add_element_field(field, field_name)	Adds field defined in the elements
add_node_field(field, field_name)	Adds field defined in the nodes
calc_matsimnibs(center, pos_ydir, distance)	Calculate the matsimnibs matrix for TMS simulations
compact_ordering(node_number)	Changes the node and element ordering so that it goes from 1 to nr_nodes
crop_mesh([tags, elm_type, nodes, elements])	Crops the specified tags from the mesh Generates a new mesh, with only the specified tags The nodes are also reordered
elements_baricenters()	Calculates the baricenter of the elements
elements_volumes_and_areas()	Calculates the volumes of tetrahedra and areas of triangles
elm2node_matrix([elm_indices])	Calculates a sparse matrix to tranform from ElementData to NodeData Uses Superconvergent patch recovery for volumetric data.
elm_node_coords([elm_nr, tag, elm_type])	Returns the position of each of the element’s nodes
fields_summary([roi, fields, percentiles, …])	Creates a text summaty of the field
find_closest_element(querry_points[, …])	Finds the closest node to each point in p
find_corresponding_tetrahedra()	Finds the tetrahedra corresponding to each triangle
find_shared_nodes(tags)	Finds the nodes which are shared by all given tags
find_tetrahedron_with_points(points[, …])	Finds the tetrahedron that contains each of the described points using a stochastic walk algorithm
fix_surface_labels()	Fixels labels of surfaces
fix_th_node_ordering()	Fixes the node ordering of tetrahedra in-place
fix_thin_tetrahedra([n_iter, step_length])	Optimize the locations of the points by moving them towards the center of their patch.
fix_tr_node_ordering()	Fixes the node ordering of the triangles in-place
gaussian_curvature()	Calculates the Gaussian curvature at each node
intercept_ray(near, far)	Finds the triangle (if any) that intercepts a line segment
interp_matrix(pos[, out_fill, th_indices, …])	Calculates a matrix to perform interpolation y = M.dot(x)
join_mesh(other)	Join the current mesh with another
nodes_areas()	Areas for all nodes in a surface
nodes_normals([smooth])	Normals for all nodes in a surface
nodes_volumes_or_areas()	Return the volume (volume mesh) if area (surface mesh) of all nodes Only works for ordered values of mesh and node indices
open_in_gmsh()	Opens the mesh in gmsh
prepare_surface_tags()
read_hdf5(hdf5_fn[, path, load_data])	Reads mesh information from an hdf5 file
reconstruct_surfaces([tags])	Reconstruct the mhes surfaces for each label/connected component individually This function acts in-place, and will keep any surfaces already present in the mesh
remove_from_mesh([tags, elm_type, nodes, …])	Removes the specified tags from the mesh Generates a new mesh, with the specified tags removed The nodes are also reordered
test_inside_volume(points)	Tests if points are iside the volume using the Möller–Trumbore intersection algorithm
tetrahedra_quality()	calculates the quality measures of the tetrahedra
triangle_angles()	Calculates minimum angle of the mesh triangles
triangle_normals([smooth])	Calculates the normals of triangles
view([visible_tags, visible_fields])	Visualize mesh in Gmsh
write(out_fn)	Writes out the mesh as a “.msh” file
write_hdf5(hdf5_fn[, path, compression])	Writes a HDF5 file with mesh information

Attributes

field

Dictionary of fields indexed by their name