[GAMBIT] Autodesk inventor to gambit problem

arunammanath · February 22, 2011, 08:10

Hi all, i am trying to import a Submarine fairwater modelled on autodesk inventor to gambit to create the mesh, when i import the .stp file that i saved on autodesk inventor onto gambit it gives me an error saying units are in "mm or m" what sort of units do i need for this file to work on gambit.
Please let me know.

-mAx- · February 23, 2011, 02:26

Gambit doesn't have units-system.
If your are importing a brick 100mmx100mmx100mm, then you will have a brick with 100x100x100 in Gambit.
You will be able to scale your problem when you import your mesh into your solver

arunammanath · February 23, 2011, 06:07

thanks,
But the translation error when i import the file from Autodesk inventor to gambit says "error input values mm", but never mind i did the pain staking task of creating the vertex's on gambit and then joining those to give me the same submarine sail

-mAx- · February 23, 2011, 06:24

Then it was an error regarding the step import

February 22, 2011, 08:10	Autodesk inventor to gambit problem	#1
arunammanath New Member Arun Ammanath Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi all, i am trying to import a Submarine fairwater modelled on autodesk inventor to gambit to create the mesh, when i import the .stp file that i saved on autodesk inventor onto gambit it gives me an error saying units are in "mm or m" what sort of units do i need for this file to work on gambit. Please let me know.

February 23, 2011, 02:26		#2
-mAx- Super Moderator Maxime Perelli Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 3,297 Rep Power: 41	Gambit doesn't have units-system. If your are importing a brick 100mmx100mmx100mm, then you will have a brick with 100x100x100 in Gambit. You will be able to scale your problem when you import your mesh into your solver __________________ In memory of my friend Hervé: CFD engineer & freerider

February 23, 2011, 06:24		#4
-mAx- Super Moderator Maxime Perelli Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 3,297 Rep Power: 41	Then it was an error regarding the step import __________________ In memory of my friend Hervé: CFD engineer & freerider

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February 23, 2011, 06:07		#3
arunammanath New Member Arun Ammanath Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	thanks, But the translation error when i import the file from Autodesk inventor to gambit says "error input values mm", but never mind i did the pain staking task of creating the vertex's on gambit and then joining those to give me the same submarine sail