[Gmsh] mesh from STEP file: correct units

[Max Orok]

Hi Marco,

Here is the option you're looking for:
http://gmsh.info/doc/texinfo/gmsh.html#index-Geometry_002eOCCTargetUnit

It looks like it was only introduced in Gmsh 4 and higher, hopefully that
isn't an issue (h/t Prof Geuzaine and Jeremy Theler).

Here is an earlier thread about the same issue if you need more info:
http://onelab.info/pipermail/gmsh/2019/012965.html

Max

On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 5:24 PM Marco Tiberga <M.Tiberga at tudelft.nl> wrote:

> Dear Gmsh developers,
>
>
>
> I want to create a mesh from a STEP file, loading it from a geo file.
>
> The mesh should be in m (as you can see from the step file, line 2916) ,
> but from the numbers I visualize in gmsh, I deduce the lengths are still
> expressed in mm (the entire domain should be around 2.5m high, but I see
> 2500).
>
>
>
> How can I perform the units conversion? I tried with
>
> *factor = 1.e-3;*
>
> *allpoints[] = Point "*";*
>
> *Dilate{{0,0,0},{factor,factor,factor}}{Point{allpoints[]};}*
>
> but it does not seem to work.
>
>
>
> I attached the .geo and the .stp files I am using. I use Gmsh 3.0.6.
>
>
>
> Thanks a lot for your help and sorry if the question is stupid, but I have
> little experience in using gmsh with step files.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marco Tiberga
>
> PhD candidate
>
> Delft University of Technology
>
> Faculty of Applied Sciences
>
> Radiation Science & Technology Department
>
> Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands
>
> E-Mail: m.tiberga at tudelft.nl
>
> Website: http://www.nera.rst.tudelft.nl/
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