Title :
Extraction and visualization of semitransparent isosurfaces for 3-D finite element analysis
Author :
Matsuda, Hironori ; Cingoski, Vlatko ; Kaneda, Kazufumi ; Yamashita, Hideo ; Takehara, Jun ; Tatewaki, Ikuo
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Hiroshima Univ., Japan
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
One of the most challenging ideas in the calculation of EM fields is to use an isosurface visualization for the post-processing of the large amount of output data obtained from various numerical methods, such as the finite element method (FEM). In this paper, the authors present a newly developed multipurpose visual system for the 3-D display of scalar variables using isosurfaces visualization. The proposed visualization method is based on the extraction of a set of triangular patches using an improved marching cube algorithm, construction of the isosurface and their interactive 3-D display
Keywords :
data visualisation; electromagnetic field theory; finite element analysis; 3-D EM field computation; 3-D finite element analysis; FEM; finite element method; improved marching cube algorithm; interactive 3-D display; post-processing; scalar variables; semitransparent isosurface extraction; semitransparent isosurface visualization; triangular patches extraction; Data engineering; Data visualization; Electromagnetic compatibility; Finite element methods; Isosurfaces; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Power engineering and energy; Three dimensional displays; Visual system;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
