TetGenGetNeighbors
TetGenGetNeighbors[expr]
gets the neighbors in a TetGen expression.
Details and Options
- To use TetGenGetNeigbors, you first need to load it using Needs["TetGenLink`"].
- TetGenGetNeigbors returns a list of a list of integers that specify which tetrahedra are next to each other. An entry of
indicates that the respective tetrahedron is on the boundary.
- TetGenGetNeigbors needs the "n" switch to be set during the call to TetGenTetrahedralize.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)Summary of the most common use cases

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-cbf55e
This creates an instance of a TetGen expression:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-c6p5a4

This sets up points and facets to use:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-0kep9
This sets the points and facets in the TetGen instance:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-hk1sfz
This carries out the tetrahedralization, returning a new TetGen instance. The switch "n" requests TetGen to compute the neighbors:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-bvezjn

This extracts the points and elements from the tetrahedralization:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-fw39wj
This is a list of the neighboring elements, with indicating a boundary:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0kwfnvyxs75jkzl8r6uc67dffrpuc-mpjgal

Wolfram Research (2010), TetGenGetNeighbors, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2010), TetGenGetNeighbors, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html.
Wolfram Research (2010), TetGenGetNeighbors, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2010. "TetGenGetNeighbors." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html.
Wolfram Language. 2010. "TetGenGetNeighbors." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2010). TetGenGetNeighbors. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html
Wolfram Language. (2010). TetGenGetNeighbors. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_tetgengetneighbors, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TetGenGetNeighbors}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-May-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_tetgengetneighbors, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TetGenGetNeighbors}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/TetGenLink/ref/TetGenGetNeighbors.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-May-2025
]}