uxarray.Grid.calculate_total_face_area

Grid.calculate_total_face_area(quadrature_rule='triangular', order=4)

Function to calculate the total surface area of all the faces in a mesh.

Parameters:

• quadrature_rule (str, optional) – Quadrature rule to use. Defaults to “triangular”.

• order (int, optional) – Order of quadrature rule. Defaults to 4.

Returns:

Sum of area of all the faces in the mesh

Return type:

float