[Gmsh] Small dimension objects from CAD software - mesh generation problem

Jean-François Remacle jean-francois.remacle at uclouvain.be
Tue Mar 19 17:19:18 CET 2013


Le 18 mars 2013 à 18:25, Matija Mraovic <matija.mraovic at guest.arnes.si> a écrit :

> Hi,
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> There are two files:
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> -plane.geo is just a definition file included in extruded.geo
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> -extruded.geo is the 3d geometry i would like to mesh.
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> The "extruded.geo" file is the right one, "plane.geo" is just a planar geometry, which i am then extruding to
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> certain z-value (height) in extruded.geo. It seems to me you were making 2d mesh, i'm trying to make 3d (extruded.geo).
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> The plane under the electrodes is substrate (plastic, foil...) on which electrodes are actually printed. I want to calculate
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> how the capacity of capacitor changes when substrate is changed. So basically it should be as near as possible to electrodes,
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> but not on the same plane as electrodes. Now, I have placed it at -1e-6 on z-axis and electrodes are at 0.0. Then I extrude
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> electrodes up to 0.01mm, and substrate down to -0.06mm. I also extrude the large bottom plane so it forms a big cube - this is the
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> surrounding air.
> 

The 3D geometry is incorrect.  The volume is not closed. Here is a correct version of it.

Note that the mesh sizes you define produce a 3D mesh of about 9 million elements…

JFR


 




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> Thank you!
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> BR
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> mm
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> 18.03.2013 17:15, je Jean-François Remacle napisal
> 
>> Hi,
>> I do not know if it is really wanted, but your mesh size cl3 is very small, which makes
>> the plane under the electrodes extremely finely meshed. I have changed it ti 1 mm.
>> Second, the plane that is drawn on the electrodes is the same as the one where the electrodes are. 
>> Is it normal ? If not, I have created 3 surfaces and this is what I get
>> <isitok2.png><isitok.png>
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>> Le 18 mars 2013 à 11:02, Matija Mraovic <matija.mraovic at guest.arnes.si> a écrit :
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