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Discretize 1D embedded regions:
Discretize 2D embedded regions:
Restrict to the first quadrant:
Discretize 3D embedded regions:
Restrict to the first orthant:
Scope (30) Regions in 1D (5)Point and Line are special regions that can exist in 1D:
Line:
An ImplicitRegion is 1D if it has only one variable:
Because this region is unbounded, clip it to discretize:
A ParametricRegion is 1D if it has only one function:
The discretization can be clipped to a specified range:
Because this region is unbounded, clip it to discretize:
A BooleanRegion in 1D:
A region can include components of different dimensions:
Separate the components by dimension:
Regions in 2D (8)Point, Circle, and Rectangle are special regions that can exist in 2D:
Circle is 1D, but embedded in 2D:
Rectangle is 2D:
An ImplicitRegion is 2D if it has two variables. A 1D region is typically an equation:
A 2D region is typically a combination of inequalities:
For an unbounded region, clip the discretization to a specified range:
A ParametricRegion is 2D if it has two functions. A 1D region has one parameter:
A 2D region has two parameters:
A 2D parametric region with parameters constrained to a unit disk:
When the parameters are constrained to just the unit circle, the result is 1D:
Parameters may be members of mixed-dimension regions:
Given two exact regions, ParametricRegion can be used to represent their Minkowski sum:
A RegionUnion in 2D:
A region can include components of different dimensions:
Separate the components by dimension:
A polygon with GeoGridPosition:
A polygon with GeoPosition:
Regions in 3D (8)Point, Line, Polygon, and Ellipsoid are special regions that can exist in 3D:
Line:
An ImplicitRegion is 3D if it has three variables. A 2D region is typically an equation:
Clip an unbounded region to discretize it:
A ParametricRegion with 3 functions and a 3D parameters space is a 3D solid:
A ParametricRegion with 3 functions and a 2D parameter space is a surface embedded in 3D:
Parameters constrained to the lower surface of a sphere are in a 2D parameter space:
A ParametricRegion with 3 functions and a 1D parameter space is a curve embedded in 3D:
The parameters can be part of mixed-dimension region:
Discretize a ParametricRegion where the parameters are in a mixed-dimension region:
The result has 1D, 2D, and 3D components:
Given two exact regions, ParametricRegion can be used to represent their Minkowski sum:
A region can include components of different dimensions:
Detail (2)The measure of cells in the discretization can be controlled using MaxCellMeasure:
By default, when given as a number, it applies to the embedding dimension:
A particular dimension may be specified explicitly:
For nonlinear regions the measure of boundary cells depends on several options:
The length of any segment may be controlled by MaxCellMeasure:
The default PrecisionGoal is chosen to be a value so that curves appear as visually smooth:
PrecisionGoal->None may be used to base the boundary measure on MaxCellMeasure:
AccuracyGoal->a may be used to specify an absolute tolerance :
The default is for MaxCellMeasure to apply to the embedding dimension:
The measure on the boundary may be further restricted by approximation requirements:
Quality (7)The measure of cells in the discretization can be controlled using MaxCellMeasure:
By default, this applies only to full-dimensional cells:
MaxCellMeasure can also control the size of lower-dimensional cells:
The quality of cells in the discretization can be controlled using MeshQualityGoal:
The goal can also be set to "Minimal" or "Maximal":
MeshRefinementFunction can be used to refine a discretization based on a function:
Add a refinement function to refine triangles in the upper-left quadrant:
Use AccuracyGoal to ensure the discretized boundary is close to the exact boundary:
The discretization with the higher AccuracyGoal is closer to the true boundary:
Use PrecisionGoal to ensure the discretized boundary is close to the exact boundary:
The discretization with the higher PrecisionGoal is closer to the true boundary:
Set PerformanceGoal to "Quality" for a high-quality discretization:
Or to "Speed" for a faster discretization that may be of lower quality:
Options (28) AccuracyGoal (1)Use AccuracyGoal to ensure the discretized boundary is close to the exact boundary:
The discretization with the higher AccuracyGoal is closer to the true boundary:
MaxCellMeasure (4)Discretize a polygon using the Automatic setting for MaxCellMeasure:
Specify a minimal triangulation by not constraining cell measure:
This gives the areas of the triangles:
Specify a maximum length for line segments:
A Histogram of the line segment lengths:
In 3D, specify a maximum area for faces:
A Histogram of the face areas:
MeshCellHighlight (3)MeshCellHighlight allows you to specify highlighting for parts of a MeshRegion:
By making faces transparent, the internal structure of a 3D MeshRegion can be seen:
Individual cells can be highlighted using their cell index:
MeshCellLabel (3)MeshCellLabel can be used to label parts of a MeshRegion:
Label the vertices and edges of a polygon:
Individual cells can be labeled using their cell index:
MeshCellShapeFunction (2)MeshCellShapeFunction allows you to specify functions for parts of a MeshRegion:
Individual cells can be drawn using their cell index:
MeshCellStyle (3)MeshCellStyle allows you to specify styling for parts of a MeshRegion:
By making faces transparent, the internal structure of a 3D MeshRegion can be seen:
Individual cells can be styled using their cell index:
MeshRefinementFunction (2)Get a mesh of the unit disk that is finer in the center:
Refine an interval so that the spacing is finer in the left half:
Method (6)The "Continuation" method uses a curve continuation method that can in many cases resolve corners, cusps, and sharp changes quite well:
The "RegionPlot" method is based on improving output from RegionPlot and can sometimes be faster:
The "Boolean" method is optimized for Boolean regions:
The "DiscretizeGraphics" method is optimized for graphics primitives:
The "RegionPlot3D" method for 3D regions is based on RegionPlot3D:
The "ContourPlot3D" method for 3D regions is based on ContourPlot3D:
PlotTheme (2)Use a theme with grid lines and a legend:
Use a theme to draw a wireframe:
PrecisionGoal (1)Use PrecisionGoal to ensure the discretized boundary is close to the exact boundary:
The discretization with the higher PrecisionGoal is closer to the true boundary:
Applications (2)Visualize LaminaData:
Discretize and visualize the region:
Visualize SolidData:
Discretize and visualize the region:
Properties & Relations (5) Neat Examples (2)Discretize an implicit Lissajous region:
Get the discretized regions of various car manufacturer logos:
Wolfram Research (2014), DiscretizeRegion, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscretizeRegion.html (updated 2015). TextWolfram Research (2014), DiscretizeRegion, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscretizeRegion.html (updated 2015).
CMSWolfram Language. 2014. "DiscretizeRegion." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2015. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscretizeRegion.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2014). DiscretizeRegion. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DiscretizeRegion.html
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