tube_Surface_Mesh: Create surface mesh of a tube

In ETRep: Analysis of Elliptical Tubes Under the Relative Curvature Condition

Create surface mesh of a tube

Description

Create surface mesh of a tube

Usage

tube_Surface_Mesh(
  tube,
  meshType = "quadrilateral",
  plotMesh = TRUE,
  color = "blue",
  decorate = TRUE
)

Arguments

tube	List containing ETRep details.
meshType	String, either "quadrilateral" or "triangular" definig the type of mesh.
plotMesh	Logical, enables plotting of the mesh (default is TRUE).
color	String, defining the color of the mesh (default is 'blue').
decorate	Logical, enables decorating the plot (default is TRUE).

Value

An object from rgl::mesh3d class

Examples

## Not run: 
quad_mesh<-tube_Surface_Mesh(tube = ETRep::tube_B, 
                             meshType = "quadrilateral", 
                             plotMesh = TRUE, 
                             decorate = TRUE, 
                             color = "orange")
# draw wireframe of the mesh
rgl::wire3d(quad_mesh, color = "black", lwd = 1)   # add wireframe
# Display in browser
ETRep:::.etrep_show3d(width = 800, height = 600)

tri_mesh<-tube_Surface_Mesh(tube = ETRep::tube_B, 
                            meshType = "triangular", 
                            plotMesh = TRUE, 
                            decorate = TRUE, 
                            color = "green")
# draw wireframe of the mesh
rgl::wire3d(tri_mesh, color = "black", lwd = 1)   # add wireframe
# Display in browser
ETRep:::.etrep_show3d(width = 800, height = 600)
 
## End(Not run)

ETRep documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 6:34 p.m.