> On 24 Feb 2017, at 01:27, Junhui Liu <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I use Extrude command with layers to generate boundary-layer unstructured 
> mesh. The recombine command is not used, so the mesh remains as unstructured. 
>  It appears that if the periodic surfaces are generated by using extrude 
> command with layers specified, the msh (tetral mesh) data will not have the 
> information of the slave and master nodes. I need to export the mesh data to 
> a existing CFD software, and need to know the node connection between the 
> Master and Slave periodic surfaces. The existing CFD software does not care 
> if the mesh appears to be structured or unstructured. It only cares if the 
> mesh is tetrahedron mesh. The following attached lines generate a box with 
> structured tetrahedron mesh. The mesh data does give the Slave and Master 
> surface entity numbers, but it does not give the nodes associated with them. 
> Is there a way I can output the slave and master node information when 
> periodic surfaces are generated by using extrude command with layers 
> specified?

Hi Junhui - Not currently, but it's on the wishlist of some of our users.


> 
> Thanks a lot for your help.
> 
> Junhui
> 
> 
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> box.geo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> lc = 0.1;
> Point(1) = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0, lc};
> line_extrude[] = Extrude {1.0, 0.0, 0.0} {Point{1}; Layers{10};};
> 
> surface_extrude[] = Extrude {0.0, 1.0, 0.0} {Line{line_extrude[1]}; 
> Layers{10};};
> 
> Volume_extrude[] = Extrude {0.0, 0.0, 1.0} {Surface{surface_extrude[1]}; 
> Layers{10};};
> 
> surfMaster = surface_extrude[1];
> surfSlave = Volume_extrude[0];
> 
> boundMaster[] = Boundary{Surface{surfMaster};};
> boundSlave[] = Boundary{Surface{surfSlave};};
> Periodic Surface surfSlave { boundSlave[] } = surfMaster { boundMaster[] };
> 

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