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BlueMesh2D QGIS 4 compatibility
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Not yet — the latest version declares max QGIS version 3.99.0, so it is not offered to QGIS 4 users.
Generate unstructured triangular meshes from bathymetry rasters (BlueMesh2D)
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Wraps the BlueMesh2D meshing library as QGIS Processing algorithms: from a bathymetry GeoTIFF to an unstructured triangular mesh, written as a UGRID NetCDF that loads directly as a QGIS mesh layer. The workflow runs as six stages: • 1 - Extract the water polygon (coastline and domain) from the raster. • 2 - Build a gradient-limited element-size raster: depth polynomial, wavelength (Hunt 1979) or a custom Python function, with optional finer detail regions. • 3 - Resample the boundary to the element size, as an editable line layer. • 4 - Generate the mesh: Delaunay or Frontal-Delaunay refinement, optional smoothing and smood orthogonalisation for Delft3D-FM. • 5 - Classify the boundary nodes into open, closed and island, editable in QGIS. • 6 - Export: UGRID NetCDF, Delft3D-FM open-boundary files (.pli / .bc / .ext) or ADCIRC .grd. Each stage produces an ordinary QGIS layer, so every intermediate result can be inspected and hand-edited before the next step; an all-in-one algorithm is also available for a single-dialog run. Step-by-step tutorial (PDF): https://github.com/GeoOcean/BlueMesh2D/blob/develop/docs/Tuto_BlueMesh2D_Santander.pdf Dependencies need no manual setup. On first load the plugin detects what is missing and installs it in one click (Plugins ▸ BlueMesh2D ▸ Check / install dependencies). pip runs in QGIS's own interpreter; on Debian/Ubuntu system Python (PEP 668) the packages go into a plugin-managed virtual environment instead, leaving the system Python untouched. Installing bluemesh2d brings numpy, scipy, shapely, rasterio, matplotlib, netCDF4, xarray and triangle with it.
| Author | Geomatics and Ocean Engineering Group |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 747 |
| Latest version | 0.1.8 |
| Last updated | 2026-10-08 (7 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.34.0 |
| Max QGIS | 3.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | No |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Categories | Raster & terrain, Hydrology & water |
| Tags | adcirc, unstructured, mesh, ugrid, triangulation, delft3d, bathymetry, ocean |
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