GMSH_IO
Read and Write GMSH Mesh files

GMSH_IO is a C library which can read and write the files used by the GMSH meshing program.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

GMSH_IO is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

Related Data and Programs:

DOLFIN-CONVERT, a Python program which can convert a mesh file from Gmsh, MEDIT, METIS or SCOTCH format to an XML format suitable for use by DOLFIN or FENICS, by Anders Logg.

FEM_TO_GMSH, a C program which reads FEM files definining a 1D, 2D or 3D mesh, namely a file of node coordinates and a file of elements defined by node indices, and creates a Gmsh mesh file.

GMSH, examples which illustrate the use of the Gmsh program, a 1D, 2D or 3D mesh generator that can create meshes suitable for use by the finite element method (FEM).

GMSH_TO_FEM, a C program which reads a mesh data file created by the GMSH program and writes a pair of node and element files that correspond to the FEM format.

MSH, a data directory of examples of MSH files, the native 3D mesh format used by Gmsh.

TETHEX, examples which illustrate the use of TETHEX, a C++ program which can read a Gmsh file defining a mesh of triangles or tetrahedrons, and subdivide the mesh into quadrilaterals or hexahedrons, which are suitable for use by the DEALII finite element program, by Mikhail Artemiev.

Reference:

1. Christophe Geuzaine, Jean-Francois Remacle,
   Gmsh: a three-dimensional finite element mesh generator with built-in pre- and post-processing facilities,
   International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,
   Volume 79, Number 11, pages 1309-1331, 2009.

Source Code:

• gmsh_io.c, the source code.
• gmsh_io.h, the include file.

Examples and Tests:

• gmsh_io_test.c, a sample calling program.
• gmsh_io_test.txt, the output file.

List of Routines:

• CH_CAP capitalizes a single character.
• CH_EQI is a case insensitive comparison of two characters for equality.
• CH_TO_DIGIT returns the integer value of a base 10 digit.
• GET_UNIT returns a free FORTRAN unit number.
• GMSH_DATA_READ reads sizes from a GMSH file.
• GMSH_SIZE_READ reads sizes from a GMSH file.
• GMSH_MESH1D_WRITE writes 1D mesh data as a Gmsh file.
• GMSH_MESH2D_ELEMENT_DATA_EXAMPLE returns element data for the 2D example.
• GMSH_MESH2D_ELEMENT_SIZE_EXAMPLE returns element sizes for the 2D example.
• GMSH_MESH2D_NODE_DATA_EXAMPLE returns node data for the 2D example.
• GMSH_MESH2D_NODE_SIZE_EXAMPLE returns node sizes for the 2D example.
• GMSH_MESH2D_WRITE writes 2D mesh data as a Gmsh file.
• GMSH_MESH3D_WRITE writes 3D mesh data as a Gmsh file.
• I4MAT_COPY copies an I4MAT.
• I4MAT_TRANSPOSE_PRINT prints an I4MAT, transposed.
• I4MAT_TRANSPOSE_PRINT_SOME prints some of the transpose of an I4MAT.
• R8MAT_COPY copies an R8MAT.
• R8MAT_TRANSPOSE_PRINT prints an R8MAT, transposed.
• R8MAT_TRANSPOSE_PRINT_SOME prints some of an R8MAT, transposed.
• S_EQI is a case insensitive comparison of two strings for equality.
• S_TO_I4 reads an I4 from a string.
• S_TO_R8 reads an R8 from a string.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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