[Gmsh] gmsh crashes when elements are added to STEP data

[Rene Schneider]

On 11.03.13 14:12, Zenker, Dr. Matthias wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a geometry from CAD exported in STEP format and want to add an
> element (here: a volume) to it. I written a geo file containing a Merge
> command to get the STEP file, and then geometry commands (Point, Line
> etc.) to create additional geometry entities. The problem is that when I
> try to rely a new point with a point of the STEP by a straight line,
> gmsh crashes.
> Questions:
> Can I do that at all? Is it possible to import a STEP file and add
> points, lines, surfaces and volumes to it in gmsh? If so, why does gmsh
> crash then?
> If not, is there another way except to edit the STEP file with a “real”
> CAD software?
> Matthias

Hi Matthias,

if you want to go for some relatively simple scripting, you can use 
opencascade "draw test harnesh". The kind of modifications you could do 
with gmsh, you can also do there.

Rene


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