Mesh.face_flatness

Mesh.face_flatness(fkey, maxdev=0.02)

Compute the flatness of the mesh face.

Parameters:

fkeyint

The identifier of the face.

maxdevfloat, optional

A maximum value for the allowed deviation from flatness.

Returns:

float

The flatness.

Warning

This method only makes sense for quadrilateral faces.

Notes

Flatness is computed as the ratio of the distance between the diagonals of the face to the average edge length. A practical limit on this value realted to manufacturing is 0.02 (2%).