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Old   August 2, 2011, 13:18
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Hi All
for complicate geometry what is the best grid generation software ?

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Have you tried snappyHexMesh?
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Dear lore
I have not used snappyHexMesh but I need a software that it be a user friend like Gambit (but it can be install in Linux ) and It create also geometry (line surface volume) then It create grid

In my search I found that Engrid GMSH gridgen SALOME ...
softwares have ability to do it
but I don't know which of them is the best
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I've always used snappyHexMesh and I think it actually does a pretty good job so I don't have such a big experience with third party software.
I think you could use this one though:
http://geuz.org/gmsh/

Once I've done the mesh you'll have to convert it to be read in Open Foam with the command gmeshToFoam.
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