CEWES MSRC Grid Generation Software Catalog


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Grid Generation
Hexahedral
Structured
CFD-GEOM an interactive CAD type geometry creation and fast grid generation (structured, unstructured and hybrid grids) program
GENIE++ generates three-dimensional, structured, multi-block grids
Gridgen a solid, very functional hexahedral grid generation program tailored to block-structured grids
GridPro Extensive grid editing features for clustering, parametric design changes, and insertion/deletion of geometry.
GUM-B A new multiblock structured grid generation system has been created for the CFS System II
ICEM CFD a new approach in hexahedral grid generation where many of the time-consuming interactive operations most often performed by experts are automated
Unstructured
Cubit a two- and three-dimensional finite element mesh generation tool which is being developed to pursue the goal of robust and unattended mesh generation---effectively automating the generation of quadrilateral and hexahedral elements
Hexar an automatic mesh-generation software application package developed by the Cray Research, Inc.
METIS is a set of programs for partitioning graphs and for producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices
TrueGrid a computer program used to tessellate a geometric model into hexahedron brick elements and quadrilateral shell elements
VGRID a robust, user-friendly computer program for the generation of three-dimensional unstructured (triangular surface and tetrahedral volume) grids in geometrically complex domains
Miscellaneous
3DField a contouring, surface plotting, and digitizing program
ACE/gredit a semi-automatic finite element grid generator designed to
ADMesh a program for processing triangulated solid meshes.
Chaco a suite of algorithms for decomposing grids and assigning the pieces to processors
CSCMDO a general purpose multi-block three-dimensional volume grid generator which is suitable for Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization
EasyMesh A Two-Dimensional Quality Mesh Generator
gridpak a grid making package
GridTool an interactive program for grid/geometry applications
HAMAC an interactive software package for assisting the mesh generation process
JOSTLE a software package designed to partition unstructed meshes (for example, finite element or finite volume meshes) for use on distributed memory parallel computers
Overture a class library that can be used to easily write efficient programs in C++ to solve partial differential equations in complicated domains
QUIKGRID 3-D rendering of a surface represented by scattered data points
Tiger a grid generation software that exclusively generates three-dimensional, structured grids for all classes of turbomachines with external, internal, and external-internal flow fields
Quadrilateral
EMC2 a portable, interactive and graphic software edition of two dimensional geometry and mesh.
Tetrahedral
HOMARD carries out the adaptation of 2D/3D meshes by refinement and unrefinement techniques
NETGEN an automatic 2D and 3D mesh generation system based on the advancing front method
QMG does finite element mesh generation in two and three dimensions
TetMesh a fast, reliable, high quality tetrahedral mesh generator
Structured
Unstructured
Adlib an unstructured tetrahedral mesh generator
FELISA An Unstructured Volume Grid Generator and Inviscid Flow Solution Package
GEOMESH a software tool for generating, editing and optimizing multi-material unstructured finite element grids (triangles and tetrahedra)
HyperMesh a high performance finite element pre- and post-processor that enables engineers to quickly and efficiently create finite element and finite difference models for engineering simulation and analysis
LaGriT (Los Alamos Grid Toolbox) an unstructured grid generation and optimization software package
Mesh-Maker a comparatively simple program for generating unstructured meshes over a pre-specified orography
Parallel Simulation User Environment (PSUE) provides the capability for rapid solution of highly diverse computational field simulation problems through the use of unstructured grid technology
SolidMesh an unstructured grid generation system that is being developed at the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Computational Field Simulation (CFS) at Mississippi State University
Triangular
EMC2 a portable, interactive and graphic software edition of two dimensional geometry and mesh.
FELISA An Unstructured Volume Grid Generator and Inviscid Flow Solution Package
GAMAG A new, fast and easy-to-use 2D mesh generator, especially desinged to handle complex geometries
HOMARD carries out the adaptation of 2D/3D meshes by refinement and unrefinement techniques
NETGEN an automatic 2D and 3D mesh generation system based on the advancing front method
Preproc is a 2D Mesh Generation program
Qhull a general dimension code for computing convex hulls, Delaunay triangulations, halfspace intersections, Voronoi diagrams, furthest-site Delaunay triangulations, and furthest-site Voronoi diagrams
QMG does finite element mesh generation in two and three dimensions
Super Delaunay (SD) is a fully dynamic constrained Delaunay triangulation engine
UGRID features fast generation of 2D unstructured, structured, and hybrid meshes about airfoils and circles
Miscellaneous
ParMETIS A Parallel Graph Partitioning and Sparse Matrix Ordering Library
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Below are links to more grid generation tools as well as additional grid technology information:

INDEX SITES OF GRID GENERATION INFORMATION AND TOOLS:
http://almond.srv.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/ph/www/mesh.html
http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~roberts/meshgeneration.html
http://geolab.larc.nasa.gov:80/SMAGG/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
http://www.erc.msstate.edu/reports/nsf_annual95/html/grid95.html
http://www.erc.msstate.edu/thrusts/grid/
http://www.cfd-online.com/
http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/bibliography/Theory/meshgen.html


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