[Gmsh] Cut and merge faces

[Zenker, Dr. Matthias]

Hi Benjamin,

to apply "cut and merge faces", check the corresponding item (under Tools->Options->Geometry->General) and load your geometry (e.g. in STEP format). Then duplicated faces may be cleaned so that you get a conformal mesh. IF your geometry does not appear at all, try if you can load it with "cut and merge faces" unchecked. If this works, the healing has failed before and you cannot use the feature for this geometry.
I don't know of any detailed documentation about the "cut and merge faces" functionality.

HTH,

Matthias

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: benjamin JEANTY-RUARD [mailto:ruard at artenum.com]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Oktober 2013 14:02
> An: gmsh at geuz.org
> Betreff: [Gmsh] Cut and merge faces
>
> Dear Gmsh team,
>
> I would like to use the "cut and merge faces" feature available in
> tools->Options->Geometry->General but I do not find documentation about
> it.
>
> I read in Gmsh mailing list, it works with plane surfaces and no with ruled
> surfaces but even with plane surfaces I do not understand how it works and I
> fail to apply this feature.
>
> I would like to know if someone can explain to me how this feature works or
> help me to find a documentation about it (geo format or STL format, if faces
> has intersections with others or not, hole in volume or not, ...)
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Benjamin
>
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