Importing Patran files in Comet

July 13, 2005, 07:29

Hi,

is it possible to import patran mesh file in Comet in a manner that region definitions from imported file will be conserved?

Imported patran input file is crated with external mesh generator.

Regards, pp

July 13, 2005, 10:05

As a rule of thumb: 1) Use the NASTRAN (resp. NASTRAN-L if you use GridGen) format instead of the PATRAN format. PATRAN export does not always work. 2) You will be able to collect the boundary information unless you export the grid using the STAR-CD format.

Hope this helps...

July 13, 2005, 07:29	Importing Patran files in Comet	#1
pp Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, is it possible to import patran mesh file in Comet in a manner that region definitions from imported file will be conserved? Imported patran input file is crated with external mesh generator. Regards, pp

July 13, 2005, 10:05	Re: Importing Patran files in Comet	#2
4xF Guest Posts: n/a	As a rule of thumb: 1) Use the NASTRAN (resp. NASTRAN-L if you use GridGen) format instead of the PATRAN format. PATRAN export does not always work. 2) You will be able to collect the boundary information unless you export the grid using the STAR-CD format. Hope this helps...

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