[Gmsh] Surface mesh of an STL model

[David Colignon]

Hi Mike,

from:  http://www.geuz.org/pipermail/gmsh/2008/003744.html

...
Gmsh will not remesh these STL faces, though. It's something we will
reintroduce at some point, but the remesher is not ready yet.
...


Cheers,

Dave


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Mike B. wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I have an STL model which I load (with the `Merge' command)  into Gmsh. 
> The model is a boundary representation (a shell).
> 
> When meshing this model (and others), the mesh on the surface of the 
> model seems fixed and unaffected by the characteristic length settings. 
> Any suggestions how to control this surface mesh (preferably with fields)?.
> 
> Here is a simple script which loads `sph.stl', a sphere shell in saved 
> STL format:
> 
> Mesh.CharacteristicLengthFromPoints = 0;
> Mesh.CharacteristicLengthExtendFromBoundary = 1;
> Mesh.CharacteristicLengthFromCurvature = 0;
> Mesh.Format = 1;
> Mesh.CharacteristicLengthMin = 0.01;
> Mesh.CharacteristicLengthMax = 0.05;
> Merge "sph.stl";
> Surface Loop( 1 ) = { 1 };
> Mesh 2;
> Save "sph.msh";
> 
> Cheers,
> Mike.
> 
> 
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