[ICEM] Cant find mesh or geometry after scaling

jacktat7 · January 21, 2021, 13:34

Hello all,
A bit of a weird question maybe, but I have a model in which the units are in mm however I want to switch to m. I have made the 0.001 in x y z scaling for the geometry and mesh, but both times ran into a small problem which is that after making the geometry or mesh 1000 times smaller, I cannot see it anymore in the interface. I presume because it is so small, fit to window does not solve it, because it can either not find anything visible or says it has fit to window but I cannot see anyhting.
Can anyone tell me what to do in order to see my mesh or geometry again after I have scaled it down 1000 times.
P.S. If I export the model, I can view it in a mesh viewer and the scaling has indeed happend correctly, however I want to do some mesh checks or make some adjustments to the mesh, but this is not possible if I cannot see or interact with the mesh in ICEM after sclaing it down,

Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
Jack

aero_head · January 21, 2021, 15:51

Hello Jack,

Can you scale it down in parts perhaps? i.e. scale it down by a factor of 100 10 times and keep track of it after each time.

jacktat7 · January 22, 2021, 07:18

Yes that helped, Thanks Kira

aero_head · January 22, 2021, 15:15

Hello Jack,

Glad I could help. ICEM can be pretty buggy sometimes.

January 21, 2021, 13:34	Cant find mesh or geometry after scaling	#1
jacktat7 New Member Jack Tattersall Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 6	Hello all, A bit of a weird question maybe, but I have a model in which the units are in mm however I want to switch to m. I have made the 0.001 in x y z scaling for the geometry and mesh, but both times ran into a small problem which is that after making the geometry or mesh 1000 times smaller, I cannot see it anymore in the interface. I presume because it is so small, fit to window does not solve it, because it can either not find anything visible or says it has fit to window but I cannot see anyhting. Can anyone tell me what to do in order to see my mesh or geometry again after I have scaled it down 1000 times. P.S. If I export the model, I can view it in a mesh viewer and the scaling has indeed happend correctly, however I want to do some mesh checks or make some adjustments to the mesh, but this is not possible if I cannot see or interact with the mesh in ICEM after sclaing it down, Thanks for your help. Cheers, Jack

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January 21, 2021, 15:51		#2
aero_head Senior Member Kira Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 435 Rep Power: 9	Hello Jack, Can you scale it down in parts perhaps? i.e. scale it down by a factor of 100 10 times and keep track of it after each time.

January 22, 2021, 07:18		#3
jacktat7 New Member Jack Tattersall Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 6	Yes that helped, Thanks Kira

January 22, 2021, 15:15		#4
aero_head Senior Member Kira Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 435 Rep Power: 9	Hello Jack, Glad I could help. ICEM can be pretty buggy sometimes.