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Nplot: an interactive plotting program for nastran finite element models
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Jones, G. K. McEntire, K. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | The NPLOT (NASTRAN Plot) is an interactive computer graphics program for plotting undeformed and deformed NASTRAN finite element models. Developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the program provides flexible element selection and grid point, ASET and SPC degree of freedom labelling. It is easy to use and provides a combination menu and command driven user interface. NPLOT also provides very fast hidden line and haloed line algorithms. The hidden line algorithm in NPLOT proved to be both very accurate and several times faster than other existing hidden line algorithms. A fast spatial bucket sort and horizon edge computation are used to achieve this high level of performance. The hidden line and the haloed line algorithms are the primary features that make NPLOT different from other plotting programs. |
| File Size | 709698 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850017558 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t07x1887x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Interfaces Digital Computers Finite Element Method Algorithms Computer Graphics Mathematical Models Nastran Plotting Fortran Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
