Unable to generate OBJ file for OpenFOAM

felik9 · May 22, 2020, 20:46

Hello,

I am trying to generate an obj file from a 3D model that I created in Inventor 2016. However, the OBJ file format is not available in this program when I tried to export my model. Does OpenFOAM support another type of CAD forrmat that I could use, like STEP or JT file format?

geth03 · May 29, 2020, 04:38

OpenFOAM supports following file formats:
File extension Format description
.ftr OpenFOAM triangulated format
.stl Stereolithography (STL), ASCII
.stlb Stereolithography (STL), binary
.obj Wavefront object (OBJ)
.off 3D Object File Format (OFF)
.vtk Visualisation Toolkit (VTK)
.tri Triangle format
.ac Inivis AC3D
.smesh TenGen surface mesh format
.gts Midas Geotechnical & Tunnel analysis System (GTS)
.dx OpenDX format

May 22, 2020, 20:46	Unable to generate OBJ file for OpenFOAM	#1
felik9 New Member anonymous Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 17	Hello, I am trying to generate an obj file from a 3D model that I created in Inventor 2016. However, the OBJ file format is not available in this program when I tried to export my model. Does OpenFOAM support another type of CAD forrmat that I could use, like STEP or JT file format?

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May 29, 2020, 04:38		#2
geth03 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 367 Rep Power: 8	OpenFOAM supports following file formats: File extension Format description .ftr OpenFOAM triangulated format .stl Stereolithography (STL), ASCII .stlb Stereolithography (STL), binary .obj Wavefront object (OBJ) .off 3D Object File Format (OFF) .vtk Visualisation Toolkit (VTK) .tri Triangle format .ac Inivis AC3D .smesh TenGen surface mesh format .gts Midas Geotechnical & Tunnel analysis System (GTS) .dx OpenDX format