FEElement_

Inherits from FEItem

Public Functions

	Name
	FEElement_() constructor
bool	is_equal(FEElement_ & e)
int	GetType() const return the element type
bool	IsType(int ntype) const Is the element of this type.
int	Nodes() const number of nodes
int	Faces() const Number of faces (shells have no faces)
int	Edges() const Number of edges (solids have no edges)
int	GetFace(int i, int * n) Get only the nodes of face i (only solids have faces)
FEFace	GetFace(int i) Get the face i (only solids have faces)
FEFace	GetShellFace() Get the face of a shell.
FEEdge	GetEdge(int i) Get the edge.
bool	IsExterior() Is this an exterior element.
bool	IsSolid()
bool	IsShell()
bool	IsBeam()

Protected Functions

	Name
void	copy(const FEElement_ & el)

Public Attributes

	Name
int *	m_node pointer to node data
int *	m_nbr neighbour elements
int *	m_face faces (-1 for interior faces)
double *	m_h element thickness (only used by shells)
vec3d	m_fiber fiber orientation
mat3d	m_Q local material orientation
bool	m_Qactive active local material orientation
double	m_a0 cross-sectional area (only used by truss elements)

Protected Attributes

	Name
int	m_ntype type of element
int	m_nodes nr of nodes
int	m_nfaces nr of faces ( 0 for shells)
int	m_nedges nr of edges ( 0 for solids)

Additional inherited members

Public Functions inherited from FEItem

	Name
	FEItem()
bool	IsVisible() const
bool	IsSelected() const
void	Select()
void	UnSelect()
void	Show()
void	Hide()
unsigned int	GetFEState() const
void	SetFEState(unsigned int state)

Public Attributes inherited from FEItem

	Name
int	m_ntag
int	m_gid
int	m_nid

Public Functions Documentation

function FEElement_

cpp FEElement_()

constructor

function is_equal

cpp bool is_equal( FEElement_ & e )

function GetType

cpp inline int GetType() const

return the element type

function IsType

cpp inline bool IsType( int ntype ) const

Is the element of this type.

function Nodes

cpp inline int Nodes() const

number of nodes

function Faces

cpp inline int Faces() const

Number of faces (shells have no faces)

function Edges

cpp inline int Edges() const

Number of edges (solids have no edges)

function GetFace

cpp int GetFace( int i, int * n )

Get only the nodes of face i (only solids have faces)

function GetFace

cpp FEFace GetFace( int i )

Get the face i (only solids have faces)

function GetShellFace

cpp FEFace GetShellFace()

Get the face of a shell.

function GetEdge

cpp FEEdge GetEdge( int i )

Get the edge.

function IsExterior

cpp bool IsExterior()

Is this an exterior element.

function IsSolid

cpp inline bool IsSolid()

function IsShell

cpp inline bool IsShell()

function IsBeam

cpp inline bool IsBeam()

Protected Functions Documentation

function copy

cpp void copy( const FEElement_ & el )

Public Attributes Documentation

variable m_node

cpp int * m_node;

pointer to node data

variable m_nbr

cpp int * m_nbr;

neighbour elements

variable m_face

cpp int * m_face;

faces (-1 for interior faces)

variable m_h

cpp double * m_h;

element thickness (only used by shells)

variable m_fiber

cpp vec3d m_fiber;

fiber orientation

Todo: maybe I can add an element attribute section

variable m_Q

cpp mat3d m_Q;

local material orientation

variable m_Qactive

cpp bool m_Qactive;

active local material orientation

variable m_a0

cpp double m_a0;

cross-sectional area (only used by truss elements)

Protected Attributes Documentation

variable m_ntype

cpp int m_ntype;

type of element

variable m_nodes

cpp int m_nodes;

nr of nodes

variable m_nfaces

cpp int m_nfaces;

nr of faces ( 0 for shells)

variable m_nedges

cpp int m_nedges;

nr of edges ( 0 for solids)

Updated on 2026-03-31 at 16:02:10 +0000