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9.3 Node ordering
For all mesh and post-processing file formats, the reference elements are defined as follows.
Line: Line3: Line4: 0----------1 --> u 0-----2----1 0----2----3----1 |
Triangle: Triangle6: Triangle9/10: Triangle12/15: v ^ 2 | | \ 2 2 2 9 8 |`\ |`\ | \ | \ | `\ | `\ 7 6 10 (14) 7 | `\ 5 `4 | \ | \ | `\ | `\ 8 (9) 5 11 (12) (13) 6 | `\ | `\ | \ | \ 0----------1 --> u 0-----3----1 0---3---4---1 0---3---4---5---1 |
Quadrangle: Quadrangle8: Quadrangle9: v ^ | 3-----------2 3-----6-----2 3-----6-----2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---- | --> u 7 5 7 8 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0-----------1 0-----4-----1 0-----4-----1 |
Tetrahedron: Tetrahedron10: v . ,/ / 2 2 ,/|`\ ,/|`\ ,/ | `\ ,/ | `\ ,/ '. `\ ,6 '. `5 ,/ | `\ ,/ 8 `\ ,/ | `\ ,/ | `\ 0-----------'.--------1 --> u 0--------4--'.--------1 `\. | ,/ `\. | ,/ `\. | ,/ `\. | ,9 `\. '. ,/ `7. '. ,/ `\. |/ `\. |/ `3 `3 `\. ` w |
Hexahedron: Hexahedron20: Hexahedron27: v 3----------2 3----13----2 3----13----2 |\ ^ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ | \ | | \ | 15 | 14 |15 24 | 14 | \ | | \ 9 \ 11 \ 9 \ 20 11 \ | 7------+---6 | 7----19+---6 | 7----19+---6 | | +-- |-- | -> u | | | | |22 | 26 | 23| 0---+---\--1 | 0---+-8----1 | 0---+-8----1 | \ | \ \ | \ 17 \ 18 \ 17 25 \ 18 \ | \ \ | 10 | 12| 10 | 21 12| \| w \| \| \| \| \| 4----------5 4----16----5 4----16----5 |
Prism: Prism15: Prism18: w ^ | 3 3 3 ,/|`\ ,/|`\ ,/|`\ ,/ | `\ 12 | 13 12 | 13 ,/ | `\ ,/ | `\ ,/ | `\ 4------+------5 4------14-----5 4------14-----5 | | | | 8 | | 8 | | ,/|`\ | | | | | ,/|`\ | | ,/ | `\ | | | | | 15 | 16 | |,/ | `\| | | | |,/ | `\| ,| | `\ 10 | 11 10-----17-----11 ,/ | 0 | `\ | 0 | | 0 | u | ,/ `\ | v | ,/ `\ | | ,/ `\ | | ,/ `\ | | ,6 `7 | | ,6 `7 | |,/ `\| |,/ `\| |,/ `\| 1-------------2 1------9------2 1------9------2 |
Pyramid: Pyramid13: Pyramid14: 4 4 4 ,/|\ ,/|\ ,/|\ ,/ .'|\ ,/ .'|\ ,/ .'|\ ,/ | | \ ,/ | | \ ,/ | | \ ,/ .' | `. ,/ .' | `. ,/ .' | `. ,/ | '. \ ,7 | 12 \ ,7 | 12 \ ,/ .' w | \ ,/ .' | \ ,/ .' | \ ,/ | ^ | \ ,/ 9 | 11 ,/ 9 | 11 0----------.'--|-3 `. 0--------6-.'----3 `. 0--------6-.'----3 `. `\ | | `\ \ `\ | `\ \ `\ | `\ \ `\ .' +----`\ - \ -> v `5 .' 10 \ `5 .' 13 10 \ `\ | `\ `\ \ `\ | `\ \ `\ | `\ \ `\.' `\ `\` `\.' `\` `\.' `\` 1----------------2 1--------8-------2 1--------8-------2 `\ u |
The nodes of a curved element are numbered in the following order:
- – the element principal vertices;
- – the internal nodes for each edge;
- – the internal nodes for each face;
- – the volume internal nodes.
The numbering for face and volume internal nodes is recursive, ie. the numbering follows that of the nodes of an embedded face / volume. The higher order nodes are assumed to be equispaced on the element.