How to find out the cell containing a arbitrary point

luckyluke · April 6, 2005, 00:46

In my code, I want to know in which cell a arbitrary point is contained.

niklas · April 6, 2005, 03:24

vector position(1.0, 0.123, 8.12);
label celli = mesh.findCell(position);

fportela · July 10, 2013, 11:54

Hi there,

I have similar question (so I decided not open a new thread just for this).

Is it possible to get a list of all cells who contain a given point? As I understand, "mesh.findCell(position);" will give me the cell whose centre is nearest to "position"; in my case, "position" will be coordinates of cells nodes, so I need to get all the cells that 'contain' that point...

Cheers,
Felipe

April 6, 2005, 00:46	In my code, I want to know in	#1
luckyluke Member Luckyluke Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 51 Rep Power: 17	In my code, I want to know in which cell a arbitrary point is contained.

April 6, 2005, 03:24	vector position(1.0, 0.123, 8.	#2
niklas Super Moderator Niklas Nordin Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 693 Rep Power: 29	vector position(1.0, 0.123, 8.12); label celli = mesh.findCell(position); nimasam and satyam4841 like this.

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July 10, 2013, 11:54		#3
fportela Member Felipe Alves Portela Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: FR Posts: 70 Rep Power: 13	Hi there, I have similar question (so I decided not open a new thread just for this). Is it possible to get a list of all cells who contain a given point? As I understand, "mesh.findCell(position);" will give me the cell whose centre is nearest to "position"; in my case, "position" will be coordinates of cells nodes, so I need to get all the cells that 'contain' that point... Cheers, Felipe