Element Connectivity for the Hex Mesh : Mesh generation using MATLAB

how to creat a basic Hex mesh in Matlab. What though was missing from the Post was how to get the element connectivity which needs to be Fed to the function which calculates the face connectivity.

So here are few simple steps by which you can easily get the Element Connectivites for the Basic Hexahedral Mesh while using MATLAB.


function element=make_elem(node_pattern,num_u,num_v,num_w,inc_u,inc_v,inc_w,nnx)

%
% Synopsis: element = make_elem(node_pattern,num_u,num_v,num_w,inc_u,inc_v,inc_w,nnx)
%
% Input: node_pattern > Natural node ordering for elements
% node_pattern=[ 1 2 nnx+1 nnx+2 nny+1 nny+2 nny+nnx+1 nny+nnx+2 ]; % Node pattern 1 %2 3 4 5 6 7 8 % according to me notations

% num_u > Number of control volumes in X direction.
% num_v > Number of control volumes in Y direction.
% inc_u > Increment in cell numbers in X direction
% inc_v > Increment in cell numbers in Y direction
%
% Output: element > Element connectivity matrix.


inc=[zeros(1,size(node_pattern,2))];
e=1;
element=zeros(num_u*num_v*num_w,size(node_pattern,2));

for row=1:num_v*num_u
for col=1:num_u
element(e,:)=node_pattern+inc;
inc=inc+inc_u;
e=e+1;
end
inc = row*inc_v;
if mod(e-1,num_u*num_v)==0
node_pattern = node_pattern + nnx;
end
end



% These few simple Steps will help any one who wants to get a basic Hex mesh using MATLAB