how to generate the STL surface in snappyHex mesh tutorial in OpenFOAM manual
 

Hi,

I would like to learn snappyHex mesh in openFOAM, but I dont know how to draw the surface of the car.I would more pleased if you could pass the tutorial of the procedure of STL surface (of 3D model) generating and how to insert it into openFOAM.

Regards,
T

Perhaps you can find this useful:
http://www.openfoamworkshop.org/2012/OFW7.html
There is a training course material: A comprehensive tour of snappyHexMesh

S

Hi,

you can generate an STL file with CAD software like FreeCAD, BRL-CAD or Blender (modeller).
Meshlab could be used as a converter for many file-formats to a STL-file.
To understand SHM read A comprehensive tour of snappyHexMesh http://www.openfoamworkshop.org/2012...ningSlides.tgz
There is a new GUI-tool that supports you with snappy, it comes without a manual

If your STL-geometry has some featureedges you might also want to create an "eMesh-file" to get a better quality mesh

Links are broken
 

Hi Elvis

I would like to more about the GUI tool available for using snappy. The links provided for the material and the GUI are not working

Thanks

HELYX-OS moved from sourceforge.net to github
http://engys.github.io/HELYX-OS/
https://github.com/ENGYS/HELYX-OS

http://openfoam-extend.sourceforge.n...tadt/OFW7.html

http://sourceforge.net/projects/open...ningSlides.tgz


http://openfoam-extend.sourceforge.n...7_Program.html
A comprehensive tour of snappyHexMesh, E. de Villiers

there are more tutorials in the years (2013-2015) , so I would study the Program of that workshops
http://openfoam-extend.sourceforge.n...l?Main=2&sub=1
http://sourceforge.net/projects/open.../GwanghoOh.tar

Thanks a lot for your support and assistance :)