Thank you for the info. Since I have no C/C++ compiler on my system (Windoze XP SP2): Is there a binary available? Are there plans to incorporate the converter into gmsh? The link in the description is unfortunately dead.
Matthias > -----Original Message----- > From: David Colignon [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:24 PM > To: Zenker, Dr. Matthias > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Gmsh] dxf or other 2D import? > > Hi Matthias, > > we have a very basic dxf to geo converter in > utils/converters/autocad/dxf2geo.cpp : > > ... > ... > // This is a simple AutoCAD DXF to Gmsh GEO Data File > Converter // // It was created from the AutoCAD DXF file to > DKB data file converter // written and placed in the public > domain 8/13/90 by Aaron // A. Collins > (http://www.sdsc.edu/~mjb/mae152/dxf.spec.txt). > // > // It parses a limited, but useful, subset of the AutoCAD DXF > file // format. No effort has been made to handle the > complete range of // possible DXF opcodes and commands. > ... > ... > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > -- > David Colignon, Ph.D. > Collaborateur Logistique du F.R.S.-FNRS > CÉCI - Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif ACE - > Applied & Computational Electromagnetics Sart-Tilman B28 > Université de Liège 4000 Liège - BELGIQUE > Tél: +32 (0)4 366 37 32 > Fax: +32 (0)4 366 29 10 > WWW: http://hpc.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/ > Agenda: > http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=david.colignon%40gmail.com > > > > Zenker, Dr. Matthias wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I need to import 2D data generated as cuts from a 3D model in > > SolidWorks. One possibility would be to define a cut in > SolidWorks and > > export it as dxf (AutoCAD format). But it seems like gmsh > is not able to > > read dxf. Is there something I am missing (I just tried > File->Open in > > gmsh, it gave me a an error message)? Or what would be the best > > (quickest) way to get the cut into gmsh? Is there any 2D > vector format > > it can read? > > > > The way I have done it before is to take a slice instead of a cut, > > export it to STEP format, import it into gmsh and delete > manually all > > volumes, surfaces, lines and points in the 3rd dimension, > which can be > > very tedious for complex geometries. > > > > Any suggestions would be welcome. > > > > BTW, is there a complete list of all formats gmsh can read > and write? I > > have not found it in the manual, but I may have overlooked it... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matthias > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH > > Dr.rer.nat. Matthias Zenker > > Dipl. Phys. > > Grundlagenentwicklung Technologie > > Waldhoernlestrasse 17 > > 72072 Tuebingen > > Phone + 49 7071 - 755 226 > > Fax + 49 7071 - 755 5226 > > _mailto:[email protected]_ > > _www.ERBE-med.de_ <file://www.ERBE-med.de> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH > > Firmensitz: 72072 Tuebingen > > Geschaeftsfuehrer: Christian O. Erbe, Reiner Thede > > Registergericht: Stuttgart HRB 380137 > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gmsh mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.geuz.org/mailman/listinfo/gmsh > > _____________________________________________________________________ ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH Firmensitz: 72072 Tuebingen Geschaeftsfuehrer: Christian O. Erbe, Reiner Thede Registergericht: Stuttgart HRB 380137 _______________________________________________ gmsh mailing list [email protected] http://www.geuz.org/mailman/listinfo/gmsh
