[Gmsh] n00b Help

[David Colignon]

On 04/06/11 14:47, ANDREW LINDSAY wrote:

> Hello,
>
> This is my first posting to the group.
>
> I am trying to create a mesh of a pipe that is insulated. The insulation will have a radial cut out in the middle of the
> joint with a different insulation material in this section.
>
> I can create the model in 2D, but how to I rotate the 2D around the axis of symetry to create the 3D pipe model?

Hi Andrew,

http://geuz.org/gmsh/doc/texinfo/gmsh.html#Transformations

But don't forget that Gmsh's native CAD engine does not support circles arcs >= Pi. Split your body into 3 pieces and 
you'll be fine.

Regards,

Dave

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>
> Any assistance would be appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew Lindsay
>
>
>
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