Hi Marco, Here is the option you're looking for: http://gmsh.info/doc/texinfo/gmsh.html#index-Geometry_002eOCCTargetUnit
It looks like it was only introduced in Gmsh 4 and higher, hopefully that isn't an issue (h/t Prof Geuzaine and Jeremy Theler). Here is an earlier thread about the same issue if you need more info: http://onelab.info/pipermail/gmsh/2019/012965.html Max On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 5:24 PM Marco Tiberga <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Gmsh developers, > > > > I want to create a mesh from a STEP file, loading it from a geo file. > > The mesh should be in m (as you can see from the step file, line 2916) , > but from the numbers I visualize in gmsh, I deduce the lengths are still > expressed in mm (the entire domain should be around 2.5m high, but I see > 2500). > > > > How can I perform the units conversion? I tried with > > *factor = 1.e-3;* > > *allpoints[] = Point "*";* > > *Dilate{{0,0,0},{factor,factor,factor}}{Point{allpoints[]};}* > > but it does not seem to work. > > > > I attached the .geo and the .stp files I am using. I use Gmsh 3.0.6. > > > > Thanks a lot for your help and sorry if the question is stupid, but I have > little experience in using gmsh with step files. > > > > Best regards, > > Marco Tiberga > > PhD candidate > > Delft University of Technology > > Faculty of Applied Sciences > > Radiation Science & Technology Department > > Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands > > E-Mail: [email protected] > > Website: http://www.nera.rst.tudelft.nl/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gmsh mailing list > [email protected] > http://onelab.info/mailman/listinfo/gmsh > -- Max Orok Contractor www.mevex.com
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