Topology Volume Different Mesh


Description

The aim of this tutorial is to show the different ways to create 3D volume mesh topologies. In this tutorial, three cylinders are represented, implying:
Key points

There are three possible ways to build a 3D volume mesh using the following components. These components are extensions of the ones explained in the Tutorial Topology Linear Different Mesh.
Results

Thus, when simulated, the three models will fall due to gravity. A different behavior can be noticed for the regular grid near the fixed points due to the different topology elements used (hexahedra versus tetrahedra).
Note that it is possible to change the behavior for the regular grid, using a topological mapping. See TutorialTopologyHexa2TetraTopologicalMapping.