Product Development Cycle Time Reduction through Geometry Reconstruction from a Finite Element Mesh

This paper presents a technique that reconstructs the geometry, using a known surface finite element mesh, starting from a finite element mesh previously modified by the structural optimization process. It is intended, through the geometry generated by the routine, to make it compatible with the CAD system, presenting sufficient results to reduce or even eliminate the reconstruction of the geometry, usually required by means of a CAE preprocessor.