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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello GMSH Aficionados,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m a novice attempting to develop some basic GMSH ability to use the program to import .STEP geometry to create a .msh file for use in PC-Crash simulation software for a vehicle crash test. I’m an accident reconstruction engineer who
has limited FE experience so I apologize in advance for the basic questions. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Primarily, I need some guidance on whether or not it is possible to use GMSH to import solid geometry (.STEP) from Solidworks to create a functional mesh? I receive zero or negative area errors when meshing in 2D and importing to
PC-Crash, and the 3d mesh has contact detection problems in PC-Crash. Please advise the geometry that I’m dealing with is extruded aluminum profiles. I’m open to learning how to use GMSH to specify a planar geometry for a 2D mesh, but I’m a little wary
of the learning curve. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:red">Aaron J. Kiefer MSME, PE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Accident Research Specialists, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black">Phone: (919) 467-8134<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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