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February 9, 2010, 23:48 |
Can OpenFOAM convert foam mesh to stl?
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hello,everyone:
I want to convert the foam mesh to stl, it likes ICEM exporting stl file. but, I don't know if OpenFOAM has the functions. I find there is a utility named surfaceFeatureExtract, but it only used on surface mesh, but not a whole foam mesh. I wonder if there a way to exporting stl file from the foam mesh by using OpenFOAM not a third soft. thank you ~~ |
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February 10, 2010, 02:29 |
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February 10, 2010, 04:04 |
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If you just want the outside of the FOAM mesh as an STL, there is a handy tool called "surfaceMeshTriangulate" that will do it for you.
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February 10, 2010, 04:08 |
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thank you for your reply
I tried it just now, but surfaceConvert can't read the .inp file. The suppurted extensions are .ftr/.stl/.stlb/.gts/.obj/.ac/.off/.nas/.tri . The OpenFOAM extension I use is OpenFOAM-1.6. Quote:
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February 10, 2010, 04:11 |
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February 11, 2010, 03:34 |
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July 15, 2010, 05:08 |
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Hi everyone;
I have a .stl file which represent a body and I want to calcul a flow around it. I need to choose the dimension of my external box (in which there is my body) but I don't know how...Have you got an idea? Thank you for your reply Sofia |
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October 10, 2017, 04:26 |
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The conversion utils only work to export from OpenFOAM format. In the meantime (since the first post), there is a foamToSurface utility to export the mesh boundaries directly. |
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December 5, 2018, 06:58 |
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OpenFOAM i used is v5. Can you please give some comments? thanks |
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December 30, 2018, 10:03 |
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Did you try with surfaceMeshTriangulate? The name is misleading (will be updated soon). Exports OpenFOAM patches (all, or just some) to various surface formats, including stl, obj etc
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