[MeL/Elements] Calculate content on the fly - saves memory.
This MR is part of a series of changes / improvements in MeshLib. Here the memory footprint of the mesh should be reduced.
Time for reading and memory consumption for two meshes generated as follows:
generateStructuredMesh -e prism --lx 1 --ly 1 --lz 1 --nx 100 --ny 100 --nz 100 -o 2e6_prism.vtu
generateStructuredMesh -e hex --lx 1 --ly 1 --lz 1 --nx 100 --ny 100 --nz 100 -o 1e6_hex.vtuThe memory comparison are based on the output of the checkMesh tool compiled for the master and the MeshLibElementCleanup-ReImplementGetContent branches.
| branch | mesh | run time in s | memory in MB |
|---|---|---|---|
| master | 2e6_prism | 6.3 | 784 |
| master | 1e6_hex | 3.5 | 609 |
| MeshLibElementCleanup-ReImplementGetContent | 2e6_prism | 6.6 | 753 |
| MeshLibElementCleanup-ReImplementGetContent | 1e6_hex | 3.8 | 593 |
Edited by Tom Fischer