> On 12 Oct 2017, at 22:10, Jeremy Theler <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fourth paragraph: > > In the MSH file format (see File formats), if physical entities are defined, > the output mesh only contains those elements that belong to physical entities. > > BTW, I have given this link several times answering the same question. Maybe > this should be added to the FAQ as one of the most frequent.
Indeed: done. > > > On Thu, 2017-10-12 at 14:38 +0200, Shamsul Arefin wrote: >> Sorry Jeremy, did not get that. >> How does this link relate to the subject? >> >> Regards, >> Shamsul Arefin >> ph: 017655441319 >>> On Thu 12 Oct 3:26:09 am, jeremy theler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> http://gmsh.info/doc/texinfo/gmsh.html#Elementary-vs-physical-entities >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 17:36 Fernando Lorenzo <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> If you save your mesh as Tochnog format, you will only get the tetrahedron >>>> or hexahedron if that is what you choose. >>>> >>>> Your file will be name.dat. It will have a lot of details on how to set up >>>> the input file for tochnog, but you will find all the nodes and >>>> connectivities. >>>> >>>> >>>> Fernando Lorenzo >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Oct 11, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Shamsul Arefin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> How to mesh only the volume(s) and not the lines, surfaces etc? >>>>> >>>>> In my project I have imported a step-file of a bearing race (imagine a >>>>> hollow cylinder). I want meshes on the volume only. The other geometric >>>>> entities should be ignored. How do I make that happen? >>>>> >>>>> Normally if I use the '3D' mesh from the command tree, i find elements on >>>>> the line, surface and volumes. Whereas, I don't want any 2D elements >>>>> rather only 3D tetrahedron was expected. >>>>> >>>>> 1# I have tried to delete the geometry items, the edges, and failed. >>> >>>>> idea was to keep only the volume entity in the CAD and mesh only the >>>>> volume. >>>>> >>>>> 2# i tried to define physical entities of the volumes, to mesh only that >>>>> physical entity, and failed. >>>>> a. I could not perform a selection (in coding) only for the volume >>>>> elements.. >>>>> b. even if I could succeed to select the volumes, I don't find a Meshing >>>>> command to mesh only a particular physical entity. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Shamsul Arefin >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> gmsh mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://onelab.info/mailman/listinfo/gmsh >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gmsh mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://onelab.info/mailman/listinfo/gmsh >>> -- >>> -- >>> jeremy theler >>> www.seamplex.com > _______________________________________________ > gmsh mailing list > [email protected] > http://onelab.info/mailman/listinfo/gmsh -- Prof. Christophe Geuzaine University of Liege, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~geuzaine Free software: http://gmsh.info | http://getdp.info | http://onelab.info _______________________________________________ gmsh mailing list [email protected] http://onelab.info/mailman/listinfo/gmsh
