[Gmsh] geo script - how to get a mesh after plugin(triangulate) ?

[Don Van Kerkhoven]

Thanks again Christophe. That does what I need. 

I ended up importing back for further processing.

>> Save View[1] "mesh.msh";
>> Merge "Mesh.msh";

br
Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Christophe Geuzaine [mailto:cgeuzaine at uliege.be] 
Sent: February-26-20 1:18 AM
To: Don Van Kerkhoven
Cc: Gmsh
Subject: Re: [Gmsh] geo script - how to get a mesh after plugin(triangulate) ?



> On 24 Feb 2020, at 20:11, Don Van Kerkhoven <donvk at distributel.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I have a point cloud that I  have successfully triangulated it but I can�t figure out how to create a mesh and save it.
>  
> What are the next steps to create and save the mesh from this triangulation ?
>  

You can export View[1] as a mesh (currently in the old MSH2 format) with

Save View[1] "mesh.msh";

Christophe


> // ------ script start ----------
> Points(1..n)
> Mesh 1;                                                // works, 
> Plugin(NewView).Run;
>  
> Plugin(CutPlane).A = 0 ;                // works, cut the cloud in XY plane
> Plugin(CutPlane).B = 0 ;
> Plugin(CutPlane).C = 1 ;
> Plugin(CutPlane).D = 0 ;
> Plugin(CutPlane).ExtractVolume= 1 ;
> Plugin(CutPlane).View = 0 ;
> Plugin(CutPlane).Run ;
>  
> Plugin(Triangulate).Run;               // works, triangulate 1/2 symmetry
>  
> // ---- script end ---------- 
>  
> thanks
> DonVK
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