Mapping of Data

The mapping of data among non-matching meshes consists of these steps:

  1. Find closest point projection by projecting boundary points of the reference mesh onto the boundary of the design mesh.

     

  2. Create a deformed boundary of the reference mesh. The objective is to represent the geometry of the design mesh using the reference mesh topology.

     

  3. Apply displacements to the interior nodes of the reference mesh to represent the changed shape of boundary.

     

  4. Map data between both meshes (coordinate deviations, strain, and stress).