Pointwise Surface Normals for Elements

klitz · March 9, 2020, 16:26

Hi everyone,

I have a 3D object and I meshed the surface of it using unstructured mesh. I want to obtain the surface normals of the elements. Is there anyway to get an output like this in Pointwise? I could not find anything related on the internet or in the Pointwise.

Thank you.

dgarlisch · March 11, 2020, 09:31

Please provide a more detailed description of what you are trying to accomplish. What specific information do you need?

Most likely, you will need to use a Glyph script to get that mind of information.

klitz · March 11, 2020, 16:20

I was able to solve my problem with taking grid output as .stl file and it gives element surface normals in the file. After that I sort out the output file using MATLAB to get all the normals.

March 9, 2020, 16:26	Pointwise Surface Normals for Elements	#1
klitz New Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 7	Hi everyone, I have a 3D object and I meshed the surface of it using unstructured mesh. I want to obtain the surface normals of the elements. Is there anyway to get an output like this in Pointwise? I could not find anything related on the internet or in the Pointwise. Thank you.

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dgarlisch Senior Member David Garlisch Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Fidelity Pointwise, Cadence Design Systems (Fort Worth, Texas Office) Posts: 307 Rep Power: 14	Please provide a more detailed description of what you are trying to accomplish. What specific information do you need? Most likely, you will need to use a Glyph script to get that mind of information.

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klitz New Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 7	I was able to solve my problem with taking grid output as .stl file and it gives element surface normals in the file. After that I sort out the output file using MATLAB to get all the normals.