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<div dir="auto">I am having problems trying to create an elliptical arc in gmsh using the python API. I keep getting the following run-time error:</div>
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[peter:gmsh] % python3 trial-ell.py</p>
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Traceback (most recent call last):</p>
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File "trial-ell.py", line 80, in <module></p>
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region()</p>
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File "trial-ell.py", line 71, in region</p>
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inn_surf = gmsh.model.occ.addEllipseArc(pil,origin,major_in,piu,-1)</p>
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File "/Users/peter/fromnet/gmsh-4.4.1-MacOSX-sdk/lib/gmsh.py", line 3503, in addEllipseArc</p>
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ierr.value)</p>
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ValueError: ('gmshModelOccAddEllipseArc returned non-zero error code: ', 1)</p>
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<div dir="auto">Unfortunately, I don’t know what this error means, despite having looked through the python source code. I have attached the offending code. I am using the gmsh 4.4.1 SDK.</div>
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<div dir="auto">If someone could help me, I would be most appreciative.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Thanks very much,</div>
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<div dir="auto">Peter.</div>
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