[vtkusers] Quadratic Pentahedrons

[David Thompson]

Hi Tim,

There are vtkQuadraticPyramid and vtkQuadraticWedge classes in VTK/Common/DataModel. As far as how the nodes are ordered, you are probably best off creating some simple elements with a python script, saving the result and examining the resulting file. You might also see if there are any tests that use those classes listed in the doxygen documentation.

	David

On Jul 30, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Eade, Tim <Tim.Eade at ccfe.ac.uk> wrote:

> Does anybody know if there is a way to use quadratic pentahedral (wedges and pyramids) elements in a VTK file with an unstructured grid. I have had a look in the VTK File Formats document and it only lists cell types for quadratic hexahedral and tetrahedral 3D elements.
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