IdealElements.hpp

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/** \file IdealElements.hpp
 *  \brief
 *  \author Jason Kraftcheck
 */

#ifndef MSQ_IDEAL_ELEMENTS_HPP
#define MSQ_IDEAL_ELEMENTS_HPP

#include "Mesquite.hpp"

namespace MBMesquite
{

class Vector3D;

/**\brief Get ideal element with unit edge length
 *
 * Get list of vertex coordinates for an ideal element with it's
 * centroid at the origin and all edges of unit length.  Surface
 * elements lie in the XY plane.
 *
 *\param type the type of the element to obtain.
 *\param unit_height_pyramid If true, ideal pyramid has it's height equal
 *          to the length of an edge of the base, rather than the default
 *          of equilateral triangular faces.
 *\return corner vertex coordinates in canonical order.
 */
const Vector3D* unit_edge_element( EntityTopology type, bool unit_height_pyramid = false );

/**\brief Get ideal element with unit area or volume
 *
 * Get list of vertex coordinates for an ideal element with it's
 * centroid at the origin and unit area/volume.  Surface
 * elements lie in the XY plane.
 *
 *\param type the type of the element to obtain.
 *\param unit_height_pyramid If true, ideal pyramid has it's height equal
 *          to the length of an edge of the base, rather than the default
 *          of equilateral triangular faces.
 *\return corner vertex coordinates in canonical order.
 */
const Vector3D* unit_element( EntityTopology type, bool unit_height_pyramid = false );

}  // namespace MBMesquite

#endif