[ICEM] How make block

aref_ehteshami · February 23, 2020, 05:24

Hi
I just made a doughnut shape by revolving a circle around an axis in Solidworks( that is shown in the post) and i want mesh this solid in ICEM. i know that i should make two O-gird and split where i have 2 cross section,but i do not know how associate my block to my surface for rest places. i mean for 360 degree.

AtoHM · February 23, 2020, 05:44

Its trickier than I first thought. I will try it myself. Unfortunately I dont have ICEM at home to try right now ...

aref_ehteshami · February 23, 2020, 12:12

Thank you dear AtoHM
i will wait for you to access your ICEM
also i was intended to say that:
I was trying to Simplification my main subject by posting that tube shape solid.
but my main geometry is similar to previous problem but instead of a circle i used an airfoil an revolve it around an axis in solidworks and made a Cylindrical shape.(I show the picture in attachment).so do you have any idea how i can make a block that associate with my body.

AtoHM · February 24, 2020, 02:11

By the way you can always opt to only mesh a small part of the geometry and do the rotational extrusion / pattern in ICEM once you have the mesh for that part. That will be way easier than coming up with a blocking for the whole thing. Or you can mesh the 2D-section and extrude.

Gert-Jan · February 25, 2020, 08:38

Indeed:
- Take the geometry of a cross section of the torus.
- extrude this to a geometrical straight pipe
- create a mesh in this straight pipe, either a tet/prism mesh or a hex mesh using an o-grid.
- delete the mesh, except for the mesh on the initial cross sections
- extrude this mesh along the curves to make up a torus (see second icon in the edit mesh section)
- glue the end sections to form a single volume.

aref_ehteshami · February 27, 2020, 04:17

Thank you a lot dear AtoHM and Gert-Jan a lot i did your recommendation and i was useful.

February 23, 2020, 05:44		#2
AtoHM Senior Member M Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 703 Rep Power: 13	Its trickier than I first thought. I will try it myself. Unfortunately I dont have ICEM at home to try right now ... aref_ehteshami likes this.

February 24, 2020, 02:11		#4
AtoHM Senior Member M Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 703 Rep Power: 13	By the way you can always opt to only mesh a small part of the geometry and do the rotational extrusion / pattern in ICEM once you have the mesh for that part. That will be way easier than coming up with a blocking for the whole thing. Or you can mesh the 2D-section and extrude. aref_ehteshami likes this.

February 25, 2020, 08:38		#5
Gert-Jan Senior Member Gert-Jan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 1,928 Rep Power: 28	Indeed: - Take the geometry of a cross section of the torus. - extrude this to a geometrical straight pipe - create a mesh in this straight pipe, either a tet/prism mesh or a hex mesh using an o-grid. - delete the mesh, except for the mesh on the initial cross sections - extrude this mesh along the curves to make up a torus (see second icon in the edit mesh section) - glue the end sections to form a single volume. aref_ehteshami likes this.

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aref_ehteshami New Member aref Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 7	Thank you a lot dear AtoHM and Gert-Jan a lot i did your recommendation and i was useful.