WEDGE_GRID
Grid Points Within the Unit Wedge

WEDGE_GRID is a C++ library which generates a grid of points over the interior of the unit wedge in 3D.

The interior of the unit wedge in 3D is defined by the constraints:

        0 <= X
        0 <= Y
             X + Y <= 1
       -1 <= Z <= +1
      

Licensing:

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

Languages:

WEDGE_GRID is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version

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Source Code:

• wedge_grid.cpp, the source code.
• wedge_grid.hpp, the include file.

Examples and Tests:

• wedge_grid_test.cpp, a sample calling program.
• wedge_grid_test.txt, the output file.

The test program creates some files for use by GNUPLOT.

• wedge_commands.txt, commands for GNUPLOT.
• wedge_vertices.txt, the vertices of the wedge.
• wedge_nodes.txt, the grid points.
• wedge.png, a plot of the grid.

List of Routines:

• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.
• WEDGE_GRID computes grid points in the unit wedge in 3D.
• WEDGE_GRID_SIZE counts the points in a grid of the unit wedge in 3D.
• WEDGE_GRID_PLOT sets up a GNUPLOT plot of a unit wedge grid.
• WEDGE_VERTICES returns the vertices of the unit wege.

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