What mesh generation software do you use?

Mesh generators, CAD programs, and other tools

What mesh generation software do you use with Elmer?

ElmerGUI (netgen or tetgen plugins)
12
9%
Gmsh
61
44%
Netgen
13
9%
ElmerGrid (native .grd format)
11
8%
GiD
1
1%
Ansys
3
2%
Gambit
0
No votes
Comsol Multiphysics
2
1%
Salome
29
21%
Something else (please specify)
7
5%
 
Total votes: 139

Rich_B
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Re: What mesh generation software do you use?

Post by Rich_B »

Hello,

Looking at the test poly file, the last section with attributes shows three regions. The three regions are meant to be the materials, and the three areas look to be marked as such in the .ele file, as you mentioned. Doesn't look like elmergrid understood the three materials should be three bodies.

Also, elmergrid ignored the negative boundary number, -2. Changing the -2 to be a 2, allowed elmergrid to locate the outer boundary.

Rich.
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gforti
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Re: What mesh generation software do you use?

Post by gforti »

Yes.
I guest that the only thing to do is to allow to do the conversion without the poly file and identify the bodies from the .ele file. If i have some time, I'll take a look into the code.
Thanks for the help.
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