[Gmsh] GMSH units

[Christophe Geuzaine]

> On 24 Sep 2020, at 17:05, Max Orok <morok at mevex.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Zuheyr, 
> 
> You can use the option Geometry.OCCInputScaling:
> 
> Geometry.OCCScaling
> Scale STEP, IGES and BRep models by the given factor when importing them with the OpenCASCADE kernel
> Default value: 1
> Saved in: General.OptionsFileName
> 
> Given in the geometry options list: http://gmsh.info/dev/doc/texinfo/gmsh.html#Geometry-options-list
> 

As an alternative, you can also leave the geometry as-is, and specify Mesh.ScalingFactor to save the scaled mesh.

Christophe


> Sincerely, 
> Max
> 
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 6:31 AM Zuheyr Alsalihi <alsalihi at vki.ac.be> wrote:
> Dear Prof. Geuzaine and gmsh experts,
> 
> I am using gmsh-4.5.6-Linux64. If I read a CAD step file in mm, and if I want to make a mesh in meters,
> what should I do? Thank you so much for reading.
> 
> Best, Zuheyr _______________________________________________
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