Surface Faces from imported geometry

Miguel Parente · October 26, 2017, 19:18

Hi everyone!

I am trying to run a simulation of cooler with forced convection, like the one of the tutorial. However I have a problem when I import the geometry. The CAD is done in SW, and it is basically a solid box with an air entry and out, and inside it is an cooler and it's heat source. When I import the x_t file, star creates three parts as expected, however each only have one surface face, which complicates thing creating the regions and contact interfaces.

Do Someone knows how to get an imported part as the one of the tutorial.

Thanks a lot

MP

ping · October 28, 2017, 01:22

try doing a basic tutorial on geometry and meshing - there are several ways to split surfaces.

Miguel Parente · November 1, 2017, 20:55

Thanks for the reply. I know how to do it, my point was if there is any option of importing the surface to geometry already separated.

ping · November 1, 2017, 21:56

in all the supported cad formats that can be imported there is a way to rename or identify faces in the original cad before export and those surfaces and names come into star but i dont know the property to change in solidworks but a bit of experimenting should find it

Miguel Parente · November 1, 2017, 22:49

OK, I will check with the CAD options. Thanks a lot for the replies.

October 26, 2017, 19:18	Surface Faces from imported geometry	#1
Miguel Parente New Member Miguel Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 8	Hi everyone! I am trying to run a simulation of cooler with forced convection, like the one of the tutorial. However I have a problem when I import the geometry. The CAD is done in SW, and it is basically a solid box with an air entry and out, and inside it is an cooler and it's heat source. When I import the x_t file, star creates three parts as expected, however each only have one surface face, which complicates thing creating the regions and contact interfaces. Do Someone knows how to get an imported part as the one of the tutorial. Thanks a lot MP

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October 28, 2017, 01:22		#2
ping Senior Member Ping Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 556 Rep Power: 20	try doing a basic tutorial on geometry and meshing - there are several ways to split surfaces.

November 1, 2017, 20:55		#3
Miguel Parente New Member Miguel Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 8	Thanks for the reply. I know how to do it, my point was if there is any option of importing the surface to geometry already separated.

November 1, 2017, 21:56		#4
ping Senior Member Ping Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 556 Rep Power: 20	in all the supported cad formats that can be imported there is a way to rename or identify faces in the original cad before export and those surfaces and names come into star but i dont know the property to change in solidworks but a bit of experimenting should find it

November 1, 2017, 22:49		#5
Miguel Parente New Member Miguel Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 8	OK, I will check with the CAD options. Thanks a lot for the replies.