saving mesh from a case file

engineer.iman · April 20, 2015, 23:55

hi
i have a case file in ansys fluent 14. how can i save the mesh separately so that i can use it in other projects

pakk · April 21, 2015, 04:58

As far as I know, there is no easy way to do this.

(In theory, you could open the case file in a text editor, find out how information is stored in there, find the relevant mesh information in there, and save it in a .msh file in the right format. Although I have never done this, it is possible, but you don't want to do this unless you have too much time.)

vasava · April 21, 2015, 05:47

There is a workaround but it needs openFoam. Follow these steps:

Save the fluent case in ascii form.
Convert fluent case to openFoam with command fluentMeshToFoam.
Use foamMeshToFluent command to convert mesh back to .msh form.

April 20, 2015, 23:55	saving mesh from a case file	#1
engineer.iman Member Iman Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 12	hi i have a case file in ansys fluent 14. how can i save the mesh separately so that i can use it in other projects

April 21, 2015, 05:47		#3
vasava Senior Member Paritosh Vasava Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lappeenranta, Finland Posts: 732 Rep Power: 22	There is a workaround but it needs openFoam. Follow these steps: Save the fluent case in ascii form. Convert fluent case to openFoam with command fluentMeshToFoam. Use foamMeshToFluent command to convert mesh back to .msh form. pakk likes this.

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April 21, 2015, 04:58		#2
pakk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 26	As far as I know, there is no easy way to do this. (In theory, you could open the case file in a text editor, find out how information is stored in there, find the relevant mesh information in there, and save it in a .msh file in the right format. Although I have never done this, it is possible, but you don't want to do this unless you have too much time.)