[Kahnbein.Kai]

Hello,
the origin file format is parasolid with 20 selectable faces on it.


I downloaded the the file in the stl format, and mesh it with cfmesh.


In the MeshMetaDict file is only one patch for the hole surface.

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
  =========                 |
  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
   \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
    \\  /    A nd           | Version:  7
     \\/     M anipulation  |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "constant/polyMesh";
    object      meshMetaDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

surfaceFile     "HWE_symmetrie_II_cropped.stl";

surfaceMeta
{
    nPoints         23058;
    nFacets         46112;
    nPatches        1;
    nFeatureEdges   0;
    patches
    {
        patch0
        {
            type            empty;
            nFacets         46112;
        }
    }
    pointSubsets
    {
    }
    facetSubsets
    {
    }
    featureEdgeSubsets
    {
    }
 }

Is there any way to get the faces back ?



Best regards
Kai


edit: i found the tool "surfaceAutoPatch", it works, but it is a little unclean, is there any other way available ?