[Gmsh] Importing and meshing a STEP model in Gmsh 2.0.0
Christophe Geuzaine
cgeuzaine at ulg.ac.be
Tue Feb 6 16:02:37 CET 2007
jmb365 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to import a STEP file from the tutorial at the CAELinux
> website which a solid model of a piston.
>
> Apparently, the step import process fails to recognize that there is a
> volume. It does import all the faces, I think.
>
> I have 2 questions:
>
> A. How can I turn on a shaded view of all the surfaces so I can check
> for completeness (i.e. no holes)?
>
Hello - that's not implemented yet: to get a shaded view you need to
mesh the surfaces.
> B. Can somebody please try this model and tell me if you are
> encountering the same problem I am (tetrahedral meshing fails)? The
> file is attached to this email. Or if you are successful guide me as
> what I am doing wrong, please.
>
The Delaunay algo (Options->Mesh->General->3D algorithm->Delaunay) seems
to work nicely; Netgen fails on my machine too.
Thanks for the tests,
Christophe
> Thanks
> JMB
>
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