研究主要目的發展一套三維有限元素分析軟體，包含了三維幾何圖形的建立、三維圖形位置控制器、網格化圖形後的描繪、施加邊界條件時各種選取方式及圖形表示法，並將後處理結果圖做適當顯示等，以上之設計及各種功能的建立，提供給使用者在程式使用上更為便利，並在讀取結果時利用圖形達到容易辨識的效果。
本研究中的程式利用物件導向及3D電腦繪圖技術開發而成，本研究採用開發工具為Visual C++、電腦繪圖程式庫OpenGL及微軟(Microsoft)所提供於C++的MFC(Microsoft Foundation Class)基本程式庫，利用以上工具建立出程式介面。本身程式是由單一文件介面(SDI)的架構來撰寫，經由程式的結合，發展出完整有限元素分析圖形介面，並用OpenGL將所產生的結果圖將其視覺化。

To develop three dimensional finite element analysis software is the principal object of this research. The buildup of the three dimensional geometry, the controller of the graph-positioning icon, the description of the graphics after meshing, every selected method and graph when applying the boundary condition and the result graph of the preprocessor are used to make a user-friendly interface. The designs and the functions provide the convenience when users use the program and achieve the better effects when users read the results.
The program in the research is developed by using the technique of the object-oriented and the three dimensional graphics. The C++ computer language, the three dimensional graphics library OpenGL and the Microsoft MFC(Microsoft Foundation Class) framework are used to develop a finite element graphic user interface. The framework of the single document interface (SDI) is written in this code. The complete user interface is developed by combining many parts, and the results are visualized by using the OpenGL computer library.

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