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The recent transition frommeshing the whole model to the independent meshing of the assembly parts introduced new challenges in the task of visualizing and pre-processing the finite-element meshes. One part of our work is the visualization and removal of mesh penetrations and perforations, a frequently encountered problem when assembly parts are meshed independently. Furthermore, we focus on the visualization and the interactive definition of mesh-independent connections between car components represented by finite-element meshes. We present methods to automatize the flange recognition, as connections are usually placed along flanges. There are basically three types of connections to visualize and edit: point links, line links and surface links.
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Published online: 15 March 2002
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Frisch, N., Rose, D., Sommer, O. et al. Visualization and pre-processing of independent finite-element meshes for car crash simulations. Visual Comp 18, 236–249 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003710100144
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003710100144