[Other] From axisymmetric mesh to full 3D mesh

magga · May 8, 2016, 18:53

Hello everyone,

I'm running a simulation in a tube (cylinder). For efficiency purposes, I'm using an axisymmetric mesh, therefore when I visualise my results in Paraview, I only see a small portion of my tube (see attached picture)
To make nicer plots, I would like to visualize the full 3D mesh, however I couldn't find a way to reconstruct my mesh (either in OpenFoam or Paraview).

Any idea ?

open · June 17, 2016, 09:33

I'm posting because this was a problem that I also faced.

Make sure your data has rotational symmetry around the z-axis. If it does not, then use the paraview transform filter.
Apply the slice filter
Apply the rotational extrusion filter. Change the "resolution" filter variable to increase the number of nodes/slices in the rotation.

June 17, 2016, 09:33		#2
open New Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 10	I'm posting because this was a problem that I also faced. Make sure your data has rotational symmetry around the z-axis. If it does not, then use the paraview transform filter. Apply the slice filter Apply the rotational extrusion filter. Change the "resolution" filter variable to increase the number of nodes/slices in the rotation. einstein_zee, yhdbuaa and gaoxy_star like this.

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