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addCell

Combine two geometries by adding one inside a cell of another

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    Syntax

    g3 = addCell(g1,g2)

    Description

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    g3 = addCell(g1,g2) creates nonempty cells inside g1 using all cells of g2. All cells of the geometry g2 must be contained inside one cell of the geometry g1. Ensure that the geometries do not have enclosed cavities and do not intersect one another.

    The combined geometry contains cells from both geometries. The cells from g1 retain their original IDs, while the cells from g2 are numbered starting with N+1, where N is the number of cells in g1.

    Note

    Added cells modify a geometry, but they do not modify the corresponding mesh. After modifying a geometry, always call generateMesh to ensure a proper mesh association with the new geometry.

    Examples

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    Open Live Script

    Create and plot a geometry.

    g1 = multicuboid(2,2,2,"Zoffset",-1);
pdegplot(g1,"CellLabels","on","FaceAlpha",0.5)

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains 3 objects of type quiver, patch, line.

    Import and plot another geometry.

    g2 = importGeometry("DampingMounts.stl");
pdegplot(g2,"CellLabels","on","FaceAlpha",0.5)

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains 3 objects of type quiver, patch, line.

    Scale and move the second geometry to fit entirely within the cube g1.

    g2 = scale(g2,[1/1500 1/1500 1/100]);
g2 = translate(g2,[-0.5 -0.5 -0.5]);

    Plot the result.

    pdegplot(g2,"CellLabels","on","FaceAlpha",0.5)

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains 3 objects of type quiver, patch, line.

    Combine the geometries and plot the result. The combined geometry g3 contains cells from both geometries. The cell from g1 keeps its ID, and the cells from g2 are now C2, C3, C4, and C5.

    g3 = addCell(g1,g2);
pdegplot(g3,"CellLabels","on","FaceAlpha",0.4)

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains 3 objects of type quiver, patch, line.

    Input Arguments

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    3-D geometry, specified as a DiscreteGeometry object. For more information, see DiscreteGeometry Properties.

    3-D geometry, specified as a DiscreteGeometry object. For more information, see DiscreteGeometry Properties.

    Output Arguments

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    Resulting 3-D geometry, returned as a DiscreteGeometry object. For more information, see DiscreteGeometry Properties.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2021a

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