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Does Fenics (dolfin) support prism mehses?

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Does Fenics (dolfin) support prism mehses?

I tried to convert mesh from GMSH, which consisted from tri prism, but the converter converted only triangles and didn't convert any prism elements.
Also could you advise how to convert/create prism mesh for Fenics (dolfin).

I used this command for converting the mesh:

python dolfin-convert myPrismMesh.msh myPrismMesh.xml

Thanks in advance!

GMSH Prism Mesh
Prism Mesh
Fenics console convertor
Mesh notepad

asked Feb 12, 2014 by Maks FEniCS User (2,430 points)

1 Answer

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Best answer

No, dolfin currently only supports tetrahedrons in 3D and triangles in 2D.

answered Feb 14, 2014 by mikael-mortensen FEniCS Expert (29,340 points)
selected Feb 14, 2014 by Maks

So squares and hexahedron it isn't support too?

commented Feb 14, 2014 by Maks FEniCS User (2,430 points)

Only tetrahedrons and triangles

commented Feb 14, 2014 by mikael-mortensen FEniCS Expert (29,340 points)

Thanks for clarification

commented Feb 14, 2014 by Maks FEniCS User (2,430 points)
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