Help: Create offset surface from existing surface??!!

tobiley · May 22, 2013, 06:37

Dear All,

I have a surface in Fluent and would like to create a new one for post processing, which has just an offset to the old one. Is there a similar way to do it like in a CAD programm (grab the old one and then define an offset)?

The thing is that it is for expample a concial surface which I cant create with iso-surfaces via the mesh values (x,y,z, angular,...)

Thanks a lot for your help!

Regards, Tobias

sbaffini · May 22, 2013, 07:36

Surface -> Transform

then traslate or use offset according to the needs

tobiley · May 22, 2013, 08:34

Thank very much!!!
That works! The only question I have, when I use Iso-Distance, which gives me an offset to my surface, I'll get the offset to both sides. Is it possible to get it only to one side?

Regards, Tobias

May 22, 2013, 06:37	Help: Create offset surface from existing surface??!!	#1
tobiley New Member Tobias Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 13	Dear All, I have a surface in Fluent and would like to create a new one for post processing, which has just an offset to the old one. Is there a similar way to do it like in a CAD programm (grab the old one and then define an offset)? The thing is that it is for expample a concial surface which I cant create with iso-surfaces via the mesh values (x,y,z, angular,...) Thanks a lot for your help! Regards, Tobias

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May 22, 2013, 07:36		#2
sbaffini Senior Member Paolo Lampitella Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 2,195 Blog Entries: 29 Rep Power: 39	Surface -> Transform then traslate or use offset according to the needs

May 22, 2013, 08:34		#3
tobiley New Member Tobias Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 13	Thank very much!!! That works! The only question I have, when I use Iso-Distance, which gives me an offset to my surface, I'll get the offset to both sides. Is it possible to get it only to one side? Regards, Tobias