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genshell

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OSTI ID:1231519

GENSHELL is a three-dimensional shell mesh generation program. The threedimensional shell mesh is generated by mapping a two-dimensional quadrilateral mesh into three dimensions according to one of several types of transformations: translation, mapping onto a spherical, ellipsoidal, or cylindrical surface, and mapping onto a user-defined spline surface. The generated three-dimensional mesh can then be reoriented by offsetting, reflecting about an axis, revolving about an axis, and scaling the coordinates. GENSHELL can be used to mesh complex three-dimensional geometries composed of several sections when the sections can be defined in terms of transformations of two-dimensional geometries. The code GJOIN is then used to join the separate sections into a single body. GENSHELL updates the EXODUS quality assurance and information records to help track the codes and files used to generate the mesh. GENSHELL reads and writes two-dimensional and three-dimensional mesh databases in the GENESIS database format; there, it is compatible with the preprocessing, postprocessing,and analysis codes in the Sandia National Laboratories EngineeEngineering Analysis Code Access System (SEACAS).

Short Name / Acronym:
GENSHELL V.1.15; 002272MLTPL02
Version:
02
Programming Language(s):
Medium: X; OS: Posix-based Mac, Linux, or Unix; Cygwin on Windows; Compatibility: Multiplatform
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1231519
Country of Origin:
United States

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