[OpenFOAM] View of imported stl file is crooked

cfdPack · March 15, 2018, 12:22

Hello,

I have imported a stl file that is created with Autodesk Inventor and copied it into a directory of my openFOAM simulation for later use with snappyHexMesh. Before I do anything I view the stl file in paraview, but the top down view of the geometry does not seem to be straight. I can tell because my part is rectangular, but the edges of the top down view are not straight at all.
This has never happened before, the stl file looks alright in Inventor.

When I open the stl file in another computer with paraview, the part is displayed correctly. What is wrong?

Antimony · March 16, 2018, 02:03

Hi,

What is your view set to? Is "Camera Parallel Projection" selected? If not, select that and see if the new view shows your geometry to be as you want it to be.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Antimony

cfdPack · March 16, 2018, 04:21

That was the solution! I completely forgot that the parallel projection option existed...

Thank you very much!!!

March 15, 2018, 12:22	View of imported stl file is crooked	#1
cfdPack New Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 8	Hello, I have imported a stl file that is created with Autodesk Inventor and copied it into a directory of my openFOAM simulation for later use with snappyHexMesh. Before I do anything I view the stl file in paraview, but the top down view of the geometry does not seem to be straight. I can tell because my part is rectangular, but the edges of the top down view are not straight at all. This has never happened before, the stl file looks alright in Inventor. When I open the stl file in another computer with paraview, the part is displayed correctly. What is wrong?

March 16, 2018, 02:03		#2
Antimony Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 407 Rep Power: 16	Hi, What is your view set to? Is "Camera Parallel Projection" selected? If not, select that and see if the new view shows your geometry to be as you want it to be. Hope this helps. Cheers, Antimony cfdPack likes this.

March 16, 2018, 04:21		#3
cfdPack New Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 8	That was the solution! I completely forgot that the parallel projection option existed... Thank you very much!!! Last edited by cfdPack; March 16, 2018 at 05:49.

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