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Automated hexahedral element meshing has been the ‘Holy Grail’ of mesh generation research for years. The rigid connectivity and shape constraints of these meshes provide the challenge. The ever-present economic pressure for automating meshing of complex geometries, difficult transitions and large mesh sizes establishes the opportunity. This paper will systematically review the requirements of the hexahedral meshing challenge, the various approaches to the solution of the problem (along with their respective attributes), and some musings about future research opportunities.
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Blacker, T. Automated Conformal Hexahedral Meshing Constraints, Challenges and Opportunities. EWC 17, 201–210 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013384
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013384