Converting .msh file back to geometry

edmoses · July 19, 2014, 10:37

Dear All,

I just did an optimization of geometric form using the adjoint solver and the mesh morpher. Now, I would like to extract the optimized geometry for further use. Can anyone suggest a way of doing this?

Many thanks and best regards,
Eduard Moses

freth469 · February 24, 2015, 08:26

Hi!
I see that it was a while ago you posted this. Did you ever manage to export your mesh to a cad-file? I am in the same posistion now since i am currently working with the adjoint solver in my master thesis.

edmoses · February 24, 2015, 10:38

Hi,

I did it using a very old Fluent tool called Gambit. In gambit you can import a mesh and reconstruct the underlying CAD as faceted surfaces. You can, then, export this as STL and convert to something else or work on it locally.

revilo82 · June 24, 2015, 08:59

Export the msh as STL (script in Fluent or you can use Fluent Meshing (no poly!)). Import the stl to SpaceClaim. Now you can create a surface / volume body with facets or you start with reverse engineering in SCDM.

MIDHUN@CFD · September 5, 2019, 11:46

when we open stl file in spaceclaim we will not be able to save the same file as step in spaceclaim

July 19, 2014, 10:37	Converting .msh file back to geometry	#1
edmoses New Member Ed Moses Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 15	Dear All, I just did an optimization of geometric form using the adjoint solver and the mesh morpher. Now, I would like to extract the optimized geometry for further use. Can anyone suggest a way of doing this? Many thanks and best regards, Eduard Moses

February 24, 2015, 10:38	Converting mesh to CAD	#3
edmoses New Member Ed Moses Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 15	Hi, I did it using a very old Fluent tool called Gambit. In gambit you can import a mesh and reconstruct the underlying CAD as faceted surfaces. You can, then, export this as STL and convert to something else or work on it locally.

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February 24, 2015, 08:26		#2
freth469 New Member Fredrik Thelin Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi! I see that it was a while ago you posted this. Did you ever manage to export your mesh to a cad-file? I am in the same posistion now since i am currently working with the adjoint solver in my master thesis.

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revilo82 New Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 13	Export the msh as STL (script in Fluent or you can use Fluent Meshing (no poly!)). Import the stl to SpaceClaim. Now you can create a surface / volume body with facets or you start with reverse engineering in SCDM.

September 5, 2019, 11:46		#5
MIDHUN@CFD Member MIDHUN Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: calicut Posts: 46 Rep Power: 14	when we open stl file in spaceclaim we will not be able to save the same file as step in spaceclaim