[GAMBIT] Volume meshing error - "edge intersects face"

lucille · September 13, 2010, 12:12

Hello

I am trying to mesh a complex volume using the Tet/Hybrid; Hexcore (TGrid) scheme and persistently get an error which states "edge intersects face". Have tried varying my edge, face and BL meshes but continue to get this error. Does this reflect an issue with my geometry?

Any assistance or insight is appreciated. Looking through past posts I see others have run into this issue but don't see where anyone has gotten through it.

Thank you

-mAx- · September 14, 2010, 03:23

First try to mesh your volume without BL.
Post also a picture of your geometry.

lucille · September 15, 2010, 09:09

I took out the BL and it worked fine - not sure what the issue was, but I was able to mesh successfully without BL but with more buffer and peel layers. Thank you.

-mAx- · September 15, 2010, 09:20

Then you know where the problem is.
It is a mesh problem, and not a geometry-one.
So you can re-create your BL, and you can preview the boundary layer:
Mesh/Boundary Layer/View 3D Boundary Layer

September 13, 2010, 12:12	Volume meshing error - "edge intersects face"	#1
lucille New Member Laura Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello I am trying to mesh a complex volume using the Tet/Hybrid; Hexcore (TGrid) scheme and persistently get an error which states "edge intersects face". Have tried varying my edge, face and BL meshes but continue to get this error. Does this reflect an issue with my geometry? Any assistance or insight is appreciated. Looking through past posts I see others have run into this issue but don't see where anyone has gotten through it. Thank you

September 14, 2010, 03:23		#2
-mAx- Super Moderator Maxime Perelli Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 3,297 Rep Power: 41	First try to mesh your volume without BL. Post also a picture of your geometry. __________________ In memory of my friend Hervé: CFD engineer & freerider

September 15, 2010, 09:09	It worked!	#3
lucille New Member Laura Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I took out the BL and it worked fine - not sure what the issue was, but I was able to mesh successfully without BL but with more buffer and peel layers. Thank you.

September 15, 2010, 09:20		#4
-mAx- Super Moderator Maxime Perelli Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 3,297 Rep Power: 41	Then you know where the problem is. It is a mesh problem, and not a geometry-one. So you can re-create your BL, and you can preview the boundary layer: Mesh/Boundary Layer/View 3D Boundary Layer __________________ In memory of my friend Hervé: CFD engineer & freerider

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