CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
Hi all,
Can anyone advise me on a package in which the geometry of a model can be created and its surface meshed with good control under the one roof? I have tried star design but I cannot get much control over the mesh. ANSA, as far as I know, only meshes CAD files (all I have is Autocad). Would pro-am do what I want? Any help would be much appreciated!! |
Re: CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
ANSA has capabilities to create your geometry. You can also create a mesh from scratch in pro-am. I think you would be better off with ANSA, but if you have complicated geometries you will probably need a 3-D CAD program (and someone who can use it). For surface meshing I would choose ANSA.
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Re: CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
I use the combination of ThinkDesign as a very powerful and cheap CAD-Program and Prosurf/proam
This is much cheaper than ANSA. |
Re: CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
Thanks William and Ralphie,
Just another thing. If I create a surface mesh in STAR DESIGN and then import to STAR CCM+, I'd have better control over my volume meshing. Is it possible to export a surface mesh from STAR DESIGN? |
Re: CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
In a word, yes. You can either export it to prosurf for re-surfacing or the nice people at CDA sent me a small script to spit it out to database file.
The other thing you should think of is that STAR-CCM+ can mesh from any triangulated surface, so if you are exporting from CAD you can export a STL file and go direct to CCM+, you can then use the re-surfacer in CCM+ to prepare a decent triangulated surface for meshing. |
Re: CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
Hi Ben,
I just got that small script. Seems I have to open STAR-Design in expert mode. Do you know how that is done? Thanks in advance |
Re: CAD+surface mesh->STAR CCM+
stardesign --expert
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