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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you, it works! I just didn’t see it since I expected this menu entry to be on a higher level in the tree…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I agree that scripting a .geo file is often better, especially if you don’t mind to “program” your workflow, and if automation and reproducibility
is an issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here I want to demonstrate the workflow to a colleague who is used to work with a GUI (e.g. a CAD system), so I prefer to start by using the GUI.
He can always move to .geo scripts if he likes…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Matthias<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Von:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Max Orok [mailto:morok@mevex.com]
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 25. September 2018 13:37<br>
<b>An:</b> Zenker, Dr. Matthias; gmsh@onelab.info<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Gmsh] build conformal mesh from STEP file using only the GUI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Both of those commands are under the Geometry -> Elementary entities menu.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">While the GUI is very nice, I personally prefer using a geo file and opening it in the GUI, since it is a bit more reproducible for tricky models.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 5:28 AM Zenker, Dr. Matthias <<a href="mailto:Matthias.Zenker@erbe-med.com">Matthias.Zenker@erbe-med.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">I have a simple question and apologize if this has been answered before – I didn’t find the answer in the archive or the gmsh manual.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">I want to do the following using the gmsh GUI:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="m-8763661845558922989msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US">1.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-US">Import a STEP file containing several bodies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="m-8763661845558922989msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US">2.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-US">remove duplicate entities, i.e. the duplicated interface(s) between the bodies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="m-8763661845558922989msolistparagraph"><span lang="EN-US">3.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span lang="EN-US">make a conformal 3D mesh, i.e. adjacent bodies should be connected so that heat can flow between them.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">This can be achieved with commands in a geo file, invoking the OpenCASCADE toolbox and the coherence command.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Can it also be done using only the GUI? More specifically, how do I invoke the OpenCASCADE toolbox from the GUI?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks for helpful hints.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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