This script is a small, fun, interactive demonstration of creating the geometry for and meshing a Koch Snowflake fractal. Several parameters can be edited in the script to vary the degrees of refinement of the fractal shape and the mesh.

Download:

KochSnowflake.glf

Author:

glyph@pointwise.com at Pointwise, Inc.

Disclaimer:

Scripts are freely provided. They are not supported products of Pointwise, Inc. Some scripts have been written and contributed by third parties outside of Pointwise's control.

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