[Gmsh] Parameters automaticaly replaced

Collette Yann ycollette at free.fr
Sat Nov 25 17:12:13 CET 2006


Hello,

Thanks for your answer.

YC

Le samedi 25 novembre 2006 16:23, Christophe Geuzaine a écrit :
> Collette Yann wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've tried to define a parametrized geometry.
> > When I save the geometry in a file and look inside the file, all the
> > parameters have been replaced by values.
> > How do I prevent gmsh to replace the parameters ?
>
> Hi Yann - Don't use "Save As->Gmsh unrolled geometry". As its name
> indicates, the purpose of saving an "unrolled" geometry is precisely to
> "unroll" all the definitions, parameters, loops, etc.
>
> When you work with Gmsh, as soon as you make a modification in the model
> interactively, the .geo file is modified (in real time--no need to save
> anything by hand). Commands are simply appended at the end of the
> current project file.
>
> (The "Save As->Gmsh unrolled geometry" is there pretty much only for
> debugging purposes; and it can also be useful when deling with large
> models, where it can help speed up model loading time).
>
> > Your sincerely,
> >
> > Yann COLLETTE
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