Zenker, Dr. Matthias wrote: > Thank you Pierre, > > I would not be interested in CATIA, but in SolidWorks native import. > > If I understand correctly, there is a SolidWorks interface to gmsh which > can not be distributed just for license reasons.
That's correct: we have an interface prototype in-house, but we still need to carefully study how we can distribute it. We'll get back to you posted once we have an answer. > Is there a legal way to get it? We have SolidWorks in our company, so if > the interface can be bought, we would at least consider it. > > Best regards, > > Matthias > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Pierre JUILLARD [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2009 9:56 PM > *To:* Christophe Geuzaine > *Cc:* Zenker, Dr. Matthias; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Gmsh] gmsh-announce Digest, Vol 37, Issue 1 > > By the way Mathias, > > If you are interested in Catia files in GMSH, you may be interested > in this conversion tool available on the open cascade website, which > allows converting CATIA files into BREP (open cascade) files that > can be opened in GMSH. > http://www.opencascade.org/support/products/dataex/catia/ (in english) > > http://www.datakit.com/convertisseurs-cao/catia-v5-to-opencascade/93-catia-v5-3d-to-opencascade.html > (I hope you can read french...) > > Regards, > > Pierre > > > > > 2009/1/26 Pierre JUILLARD <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Hi Christophe, > > Does it mean that it could be possible to rent a library or > something that GMSH could directly use to read CATPart or > CATProduct (from Catia) files? > > Thancks in advance for your comments, > > Regards, > > Pierre > > > > 2009/1/26 Christophe Geuzaine <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Zenker, Dr. Matthias wrote: > > Hi, > > > > reading section 3 of the paper mentioned below, I have > the impression > > that gmsh can directly read CAD models (e.g from > SolidWorks or CATIA). > > Is this possible, or did I misunderstand? > > Hi Matthias - It is possible, but the only CAD kernel for > which we can > legally distribute the interface is OpenCascade. When you > link with > OpenCascade you can then load native OpenCascade files > (".brep"). > > The license for e.g. SolidWorks prevents us from > distributing the > interface... > > > > The documentation speaks only about STEP, IGES and such. > > > > Matthias > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of > >> [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:00 PM > >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: gmsh-announce Digest, Vol 37, Issue 1 > >> > >> Send gmsh-announce mailing list submissions to > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> http://www.geuz.org/mailman/listinfo/gmsh-announce > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > >> specific than "Re: Contents of gmsh-announce digest..." > >> > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. New Gmsh release: 2.3.0 (Christophe Geuzaine) > >> > >> > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:19:06 +0100 > >> From: Christophe Geuzaine <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > >> Subject: [Gmsh-announce] New Gmsh release: 2.3.0 > >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Message-ID: <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >> > >> > >> New in 2.3.0: major graphics and GUI code refactoring; new > >> full-quad/hexa subdivision algorithm (removed > >> Mesh.RecombineAlgo); improved automatic transfinite corner > >> selection (now also for volumes); improved visibility > >> browser; new automatic adaptive visualization for high-order > >> simplices; modified arrow size, clipping planes and > transform > >> options; many improvements and bug fixes all over the place. > >> > >> Downloads, mailing lists, etc.: http://geuz.org/gmsh/ > >> > >> > >> PS: The "Gmsh paper" has been accepted for publication (the > >> preprint is available here: > >> http://geuz.org/gmsh/gmsh_paper_preprint.pdf). For now, you > >> can cite it as > >> > >> ``C. Geuzaine and J.-F. Remacle. Gmsh: a three-dimensional > >> finite element mesh generator with built-in pre- and > >> post-processing facilities. International Journal for > >> Numerical Methods in Engineering, Accepted for > publication, 2009'' > >> > >> We will update the reference on the web site with volume and > >> page information as soon as the article is actually > published. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gmsh-announce mailing list > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> http://www.geuz.org/mailman/listinfo/gmsh-announce > >> > >> > >> End of gmsh-announce Digest, Vol 37, Issue 1 > >> ******************************************** > >> > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH > > Firmensitz: 72072 Tuebingen > > Geschaeftsfuehrer: Christian O. Erbe, Reiner Thede > > Registergericht: Stuttgart HRB 380137 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gmsh mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://www.geuz.org/mailman/listinfo/gmsh > > > > > > > -- > Prof. Christophe Geuzaine > University of Liege, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science > http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~geuzaine > <http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/%7Egeuzaine> > > > _______________________________________________ > gmsh mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.geuz.org/mailman/listinfo/gmsh > > > > > > > > ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH > Firmensitz: 72072 Tuebingen > Geschaeftsfuehrer: Christian O. 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