diff --git a/ReleaseNotes-1.5 b/ReleaseNotes-1.5 index 0b3ac87141..5de3e139fc 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes-1.5 +++ b/ReleaseNotes-1.5 @@ -85,15 +85,17 @@ + Demonstration SRFSimpleFoam solver based on simpleFoam that incorporates the SRF extensions (see below) for rotating flows. +* Automatic mesher + New snappyHexMesh utility that generates split-hex meshes automatically from + triangulated (STL) surface geometries. The mesh approximately conforms to + the surface by iteratively refining a starting mesh and morphing the + resulting split-hex mesh to the surface. An optional phase will shrink back + the resulting mesh and insert cell layers. It has a flexible specification + of mesh refinement level and robust surface handling with a pre-specified + final mesh quality. It runs in parallel with a load balancing step every + iteration. + * Developments to utilities - + New snappyHexMesh utility that generates split-hex meshes automatically from - triangulated (STL) surface geometries. The mesh approximately conforms to - the surface by iteratively refining a starting mesh and morphing the - resulting split-hex mesh to the surface. An optional phase will shrink back - the resulting mesh and insert cell layers. It has a flexible specification - of mesh refinement level and robust surface handling with a pre-specified - final mesh quality. It runs in parallel with a load balancing step every - iteration. + New extrude2DMesh utility that extrudes 2D meshes into a 3D mesh. 2D meshes are described by faces with 2 points, so can be used in combination with 2D meshes converted with ccm26ToFoam.