mesh.Mesh.enclosed_area

Mesh.enclosed_area()

Return the total enclosed area of a closed planar line Mesh.

Returns

float

The total area enclosed by all closed loops in the mesh. Returns 0.0 if the mesh is open.

Notes

The input mesh may be a line mesh defined in 3D space; all points just need to be co-planar.

See Also

• area(): area of a level 2/3 mesh

Examples

>>> square = Mesh(eltype='quad4').border_mesh()
>>> area = square.enclosed_area()
>>> print(np.isclose(area, 1.0))
True