[Gmsh] Gmsh solid modeling

[Christophe Geuzaine]

Jack Cackler wrote:
> Dear Dr. Geuzaine,
>   I am a researcher at Stanford University and work with Simbios.  My
> group is currently working on developing open source imaging software
> for the cardiovascular system.  In Gmsh 1.65 I particularly valued
> using .stl files in Gmsh to make solid models, however Gmsh 2.0 no
> longer has this capability, a .stl file will simply render a mesh.
> This is particularly useful to me, as having one program with which I
> can create meshes and solid models that is open source is extremely
> efficient.  Is there a way to generate solid models in Gmsh 2.0?  If
> the answer is no, then why was this function removed?

Hi Jack - what do you mean exactly by "using .stl files in Gmsh to make
solid models"? (saving an stl file as a geo file?)


> Sincerely,
> Jack Cackler
> Stanford University
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University of Liege, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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