[Gmsh] Importing CAD files for meshing

Dmitrijs Ledkovs dmitrij.ledkov at gmail.com
Fri Jun 19 10:48:42 CEST 2009


2009/6/19 Peter Loveday <lovedaypeter at yahoo.co.uk>:
> Hello list,
>
> I need to mesh complex models generated using Mechanical Desktop, Solidworks
> and Pro/e. If i export the files as STEP or IGES, i have to redefine all the
> edges and surfaces and volumes, which would take too long....is there a way
> or format which gmsh can read that does not require this?
>
> thanks
>
> peter
>

Importing STEP and IGES preserves egdes surfaces and volumes so just
go for it ;-)



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With best regards


Dmitrijs Ledkovs (for short Dima),
Ледков Дмитрий Юрьевич