Load rabbit ventricular model with fibers

Description

• These step-by-step instructions will guide you through loading the fitted geometry included fitted fiber angles of rabbit ventricles

• An automated script that runs this tutorial is included in the Continuity installation: examples\data04\rabbitFibers.py. To run it, click File→Scripts→Read script…

Create Mesh

• Launch the Continuity 6.3 Client

• Mesh→Edit→Coordinates…

  • Select rectangular cartesian in the Global Coordinates: pop-up menu

  • Click OK to submit Coordinate Form

• Mesh→Edit→Basis…

  • Choose Hermite Basis Function→3D→Cubic→Cubic→Cubic

  • Click Add Cubic-Cubic-Cubic

  • Verify that the list of basis functions now contains:
    • Cubic-Cubic-Cubic Hermite 3*3*3
    • Cubic-Cubic Hermite 3*3

  • Click OK to submit Basis Form

• Mesh→Edit→Nodes…

  • Click Import/Export/Graph button to open Continuity Table Manager

    • Continuity Table Manager→File→Open…

      • Select tab-delimited nodes file ( nodes.xls )

      • Continuity Table Manager→File→Close and update form

  • You should now have nodes numbered 1-100

  • Click OK to submit Node Form

• Mesh→Edit→Elements…

  • Click Import/Export button to open Continuity Table Manager

    • Continuity Table Manager→File→Open…

      • Select tab-delimited elements file ( elems.xls )

      • Continuity Table Manager→File→Close and update form

  • You should now have 48 elements

  • Click OK to submit Element Form

• View→EditDimensions…

  • Click Accept marked recommendations and click OK

• Mesh→Edit→Material Coordinates…

  • Click on the Submit tab

  • Click on the Submit Button

• File→Send

• Mesh→Calculate Mesh…

• Mesh→Render→Elements…

  • Click the lines radio button

  • Click Render to display mesh lines

• The mesh should now look simliar to the first screenshot

• Mesh→Render→Elements…

  • Click the surfaces radio button

  • Click Render to display mesh surface

• The mesh should now look similar to the second screenshot

• Mesh→Edit→Material Coordinates…

  • Click on the OK Button

• File→Send

• Mesh→Render→Fibers…

  • Leave default settings and click OK

• View→Show Open Mesh…

  • Click on material axes3 in the list on the left

  • Click on the Properties tab

  • For the Size field, type in 10 to change the size and hit Enter

  • The mesh should now look similar to the third screenshot

Pre-built model

This cont6 file contains all data and parameters for this problem: fit4.cont6