maxsurf.m

function [f maxsize] = maxsurf(facecell, node)
%
% [f maxsize]=maxsurf(facecell,node)
%
% return the surface with the maximum element number or
% total area from a cell arry of surfaces
%
% author: Qianqian Fang, <q.fang at neu.edu>
%
% input:
%    facecell: a cell array, each element is a face array
%    node: optional, node list, if given, the output is the
%          surface with the largest surface area.
%
% output:
%    f: the surface data (node indices) for the surface with the
%       most elements (or largest area when node is given)
%    maxsize: if node is not given, maxisize is row number of f;
%             otherwise, maxsize is the total area of f
%
% -- this function is part of iso2mesh toolbox (http://iso2mesh.sf.net)
%

maxsize = -1;
maxid = -1;

if (nargin == 2)
    areas = zeros(1, length(facecell));
    for i = 1:length(facecell)
        areas(i) = sum(elemvolume(node(:, 1:3), facecell{i}));
    end
    [maxsize, maxid] = max(areas);
    f = facecell{maxid};
    return
else
    for i = 1:length(facecell)
        if (length(facecell{i}) > maxsize)
            maxsize = length(facecell{i});
            maxid = i;
        end
    end
    f = [];
    if (maxid > 0)
        f = facecell{maxid};
    end
end