do I need to mesh in ANSA if using Harpoon/t-grid?

September 30, 2008, 17:40

Hi, I have a question. Do I really need to go through with all the surface meshing in ANSA if I later will go on and export my model to Harpoon and do my surface & volume meshing there, or is it sufficient to "only" clean my model in ANSA?

October 13, 2008, 06:01

Hi Boris,

Harpoon does not require a surface mesh as input and there are hole fixing and wrapping features within Harpoon. If the geometry is particularly dirty and complicated it may save time to clean it up a bit in a ANSA or your CAD package but you will not have to go to the lengths usually required to generate a watertight surface mesh.

September 30, 2008, 17:40	do I need to mesh in ANSA if using Harpoon/t-grid?	#1
boris Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, I have a question. Do I really need to go through with all the surface meshing in ANSA if I later will go on and export my model to Harpoon and do my surface & volume meshing there, or is it sufficient to "only" clean my model in ANSA?

October 13, 2008, 06:01	Re: do I need to mesh in ANSA if using Harpoon/t-g	#2
Paul Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Boris, Harpoon does not require a surface mesh as input and there are hole fixing and wrapping features within Harpoon. If the geometry is particularly dirty and complicated it may save time to clean it up a bit in a ANSA or your CAD package but you will not have to go to the lengths usually required to generate a watertight surface mesh.

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