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2001 UGM Gambit: Tips & Tricks

June 4, 2001

Shyam Kishor


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Outline

Data exchange with other CAD/CAE systems

Clean-up and Construction strategies

Useful Tips

New Features of Gambit 2.0


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Direct options

Standard-based options

Importing meshes and faceted geometry CAD-to-Gambit flowchart summaries


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Direct Options - 1

ACIS-based CAD programs:

e.g., AutoCAD, Cadkey, TurboCad

Can export ACIS files (.sat or .sab) which can be imported into Gambit.

ACIS version compatibility

Gambit typically employs recent ACIS rev. (ACIS 6.3 for Gambit 2.0) Gambit can import and export older versions of ACIS.

Parasolid -based CAD programs:

e.g., Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, PATRAN, ANSYS

Can export Parasolid files (.x_t & .xmt_txt) which can be imported into Gambit

Parasolid version compatibility Gambit can import and export most versions up through 11.1


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Direct Options - 2

Direct (single-stage) translators for native CAD systems

e.g., Pro-E/ACIS, Catia/ACIS

Available from various vendors (see http://www.spatial.com for full listing)


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Standard - based Options

Use of neutral file format to exchange data

STEP

IGES


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Data exchange via STEP

STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data) :

International standard that defines a neutral file format for the exchange of

geometric, topologic, and annotation data.

Most CAD programs include STEP export Pro/ENGINEER at no additional cost

Most others as an add on

Both STEP AP203 and STEP AP214 are supported by Gambit

Better than IGES

STEP supports solid models Creates real Gambit (ACIS) volumes after import.

Topology/connectivity-related information is maintained

STEP export

Exports real geometry, including solid volumes


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Data exchange via IGES

IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) Files:

Most CAD programs can export IGES files.

Topology/connectivity information is lost when CAD programs export IGESsurface data only.

Some CAD packages export IGES-solids as well as IGES-surfaces.

I-DEAS and CADDS Topology/connectivity information maintained.

Gambit provides two options for IGES import

Spatial

Creates real geometry

Supports IGES-solids (MSBO)

Native

Creates virtual geometry for trimmed surfaces Supports surfaces only

Use only as a fallback when Spatial translator fails

IGES export

Exports real geometry

Supports IGES solids (MSBO)


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STEP/Parasolid-to-Gambit Flowchart

Real Geometry

Geometry

Import

Check

Geometry

Okay?

Connected?

HealNo

Yes

No

Yes

Check

Geometry

Heal Connected?

Use Virtual

Geometry

Better?

Yes

No

No

(undo)Yes

STEP/

Parasolid


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IGES-to-Gambit Flowchart

Real Geometry

Spatial

TranslatorIGES

Native

TranslatorOkay?

Check

Geometry

Okay?

Connected?

HealNo

Yes

No

Yes

Check

Geometry

Heal Connected?

Use Virtual

Geometry

Better?

Yes

No

No

(undo)Yes

No

Yes


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Data exchange via Mesh/Faceted Geometry-1

Import of mesh or faceted geometry files results in faceted geometry

Supported Mesh Formats Faceted Geometry Formats

FLUENT4 I-DEAS FTL

FLUENT5 Optegra Visualizer TGRID STL

FIDAP

GAMBIT

I-DEAS UNV (Universal format)

ANSYS

PLOT3D (Formatted)

NASTRAN

PATRAN

HYPERMESH


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Data exchange via Mesh/Faceted Geometry-2

PLOT3D files with Iblanking and/or of binary type

Use tfilter fe2ram from an operating system command prompt to first

convert it to a Fluent/Fidap mesh file

Import the resulting mesh in Gambit.

Import of Mesh with hanging nodes is not supported

Mesh Files

Boundary types are not preserved during import.

Generates faceted geometry from surface or volume mesh import.

Use Virtual Geometry operations to work with entities.

Convert virtual geometry to real if needed.

Faceted Geometry Files

Similar to mesh but defining triangles unsuitable for meshing

STL lacks zone grouping

Use Feature Angle to separate faces

Works well for well-defined edges; otherwise use as last resort.


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CAD-to-Gambit Flowchart Summaries

In general, translation options listed in order of decreasing preference

(left to right).

Some options require third party translator software. Best translation path depends on quality of CAD data (model).


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Pro/E-to-Gambit Flowchart

Pro/Engineer

Gambit

Direct (STEP)Direct

Translator

STEP Optegra

Visualizer

Mesh STL

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)

IGES*

*IGES native may produce

virtual geometry

ACIS

Direct Integration of Pro/E with

Gambit 2.0


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Catia-to-Gambit Flowchart

Catia

Gambit

IGES Solids(AIX only)

Catia-ACIS

Translator

STEPIGES

Surfaces*

Mesh STL

ACIS

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)


virtual geometry


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I-DEAS-to-Gambit Flowchart

I-DEAS

Gambit

IGES*

MSBO

STEPFaceted Part

File (FTL)

Mesh STL

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)


virtual geometry


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Unigraphics-to-Gambit Flowchart

Unigraphics

Gambit

STEPUnigraphics-

ACIS Trans.

Parasolid IGES* Mesh STL

ACIS

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)


virtual geometry


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SolidWorks-to-Gambit Flowchart

SolidWorks

Gambit

STEP IGES* Mesh STL

ACIS

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)

Direct ACIS

Export

Parasolid


virtual geometry


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CADDS-to-Gambit Flowchart

CADDS

Gambit

IGES*CADDS-ACIS

Translator

STEP Mesh STL

ACIS

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)


virtual geometry


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Outline


Clean-up and Construction strategies Useful Tips



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Typical Cleanup Procedure for Imported Data

Delete unnecessary geometry

Check validity of the geometry (visual + check commands)

Correct invalid geometry (Healing and/or reconstruction)

Check connectivity by color coding

Eliminate short edges Check connectivity

Create additional geometry and form volume

Simplify/edit edges, faces, volumes

Decompose volume, if necessary

Mesh the geometry Plan ahead

Some operations will not work with virtual geometry (booleans,sweeps except edges, revolves, certain splits)

Postpone operations that create virtual entities.


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Check Real Geometry

Checks for geometrical and topological inconsistencies.

Topology problems must be fixed before

meshing

Geometry not C1, C2, G1or G2

Indicates lack of parametric/geometric continuity

Operations like real booleans, splits and sweeps may fail

Use virtual splits as fallback

Do not prevent meshing

Fix real geometry problems by healing and/or by regenerating

entities

Fix topology and virtual/faceted geometry problems by deleting

(hiding) and reconstructing entities


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Correct invalid geometry (Healing and/orreconstruction)


Eliminate short edges

Check connectivity



Decompose volume, if necessary Mesh the geometry

Plan ahead




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Healing Real Geometry-1

Healing is designed to detect and correct accuracy problems in ACIS models

ACIS (geometry kernel of Gambit), a high precision modeler, needs allentities to satisfy stringent data integrity checks

Geometry imported from other CAD systems often lacks the requiredaccuracy & precision due to:

Inherent numerical limitations in the original CAD system

Limitations of data transfer through neutral file formats

Differences in tolerance settings between the original CAD system and Gambit

Three phases of Healing process: Geometry simplification

Stitching

Geometry building


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Geometry simplification

Converts spline surfaces to corresponding analytic forms (e.g., planes,

cylinders, circular cones etc.) wherever possible

Results in a reduction of data size & speed improvements in geometricoperations.

Geometry simplification tolerance

With tighter tolerance, only spline surfaces which are exact analytic surfaces

get simplified

With relaxed tolerance, approximate analytic fits to spline surfaces areobtained. It may increase the gap between surfaces and healing in subsequent

operations would be more difficult

The default tolerance of 0.0001 should provide very good approximation in

most cases

For some cases, overall results may be better if simplification is disabled


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Stitching Stitch together the loose faces.

Similar to volume stitch but can handle the gaps and does some geometrycleaning on the stitched data to handle small edges occurring in the body.

Main Characteristics :

Handles varying gaps

Resolves multiple vertices

Handles small edges

Split edges appropriately

Ensure consistent face normals

Stitching tolerances:

Incremental stitching. Starts with minimum tolerance and increases in steps towards maximum

tolerance

Minimum tolerance must always be smaller than the length of the smallest edgein the model

Maximum tolerance denotes the largest gap in the model.

The result of stitching could give one or more acis volumes.


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Stitching


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Geometry Building

Builds the geometry as necessary to correct the gaps & inaccuracies in

the model.

Improve precision of face, edge, and vertex data

Recalculate the bad curves and points by recomputing intersections.

Transversal Intersections :

Gaps are filled by extending

the adjoining surfaces and

recomputing the intersection


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Geometry Building

Tangential Intersection of Analytic

Surfaces :

Surfaces are snapped to each other

using linear transformations

Tangential Intersection of SplineSurfaces:

Correction via control points

modification


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Eliminate short edges

Check connectivity Create additional geometry and form volume


Decompose volume, if necessary




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Connecting edges provides connectivity between faces.

This enables faces to be stitched together to form volume.

Connect Edges

New option to preserve first edge shape during virtual edgeconnect

Typical Procedure:

Specify Real and Virtual Connect

Real connects attempted first.

Specify initial Tolerance or Shortest Edge %

Connect on all edges.

Repeat above step with successively larger tolerances.

Include T-junction option as final step. Invoking too early may result in very small edges.

Force Connect remaining disconnected edges.

Failure to stitch together volume will result in errormessage identifying problem edges.

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Connect Edges: Tolerances

Tolerances used for connect should be much less than mesh size.

Mesh within the tolerance region gets pushed back to edge.

For faces separated by a large gap, create new face to fill the gap.

For faces that overlap by large amount, split each face with the

intruding edge and form new face in center.

Tolerance used to connect edges to create two connected virtual

faces.

Faces overlapping Faces with gap Faces connected

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Connect Edges: T-Connect Option

Using T-Connect Option with relatively low tolerance can generate

unwanted small edges.

Use Highlight Shortest Edge to check length before and after operation.

Can pick which vertices are to be involved in edge splits in Vertex list

box (default is all).

Tolerance used to connect edges will account for small gaps but not the larger ones.

Small edges formed as a result of improper use of T-Connect

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Eliminate short edges Check connectivity


Simplify/edit edges, faces, volumes Decompose volume, if necessary




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Simplify/Edit faces

Eliminate sliver faces

Merge face with neighbor

Avoid merging together connected faces that form a sharp angle (

90).

Merge remaining edges

Eliminate sharp corners and angles

Split the face to isolate the bad angle

Merge the new face to an adjacent face

Merge the edges

Collapse versus merge

Merge for similar faces and sliver faces

Collapse for symmetry, blends, fillets, etc. (collapse adds extra layer of

topological information)

If tolerance is larger than element size, or if element size is smaller than

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Virtual Cleanup During IGES Import

Attempts virtual cleanup through automatedsequence of Connects/Merges.

Merges edges based on length.

Using merge tolerance.

Merges edges based on angle.

geometry.edge.VIRTUAL_MERGE_MIN_ANGLE

Real connects of vertices, edges, faces.

Virtual connects of vertices, edges, faces.

Using connect tolerance.

Edge connects with T-Option.

If any changes are made, repeats Virtual connect ofedges, faces.

Attempts volume-stitch-virtual.

Can also be used after import

Open the IGES Import form

Clear the File Name field

Click Virtual Cleanup checkbox

Click Accept



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Geometry Tips-1

If a particular boolean/split operation fails to work

Could be due to complexity/quality of the model or due to difficulty in

finding imprints of connected entities

Disconnect the face/volume with adjacent entities by copying it

Delete the original face/volume

Perform the boolean/split on the copied entity

Connect them back before meshing

Use alternative operations

e.g., an alternative to a split is:

Get intersection of tool and the target while retaining the target

Subtract the result (intersection) from the target while retaining the

tool

Do a connect

If the tool is enclosed by the target, intersection of the two is not

needed.



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Geometry Tips-2

Gambit 1.2.0 & higher support booleans of multiple entities

(faces/volumes) in one step

Use intersection/subtraction option to split one entity with multiple

entities

Occasionally, real volume stitch may produce unwanted edge splits

ACIS-specific problem (incorrect topology being generated)

Use Heal Faces in place of volume stitch command to create the volume

May need to disconnect the faces if connected to other entities

Reconnect them before meshing

Virtual volume stitch can also be used



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Geometry Tips-3

To create real face by wireframe on noncoplanar surface, use a set of 3 or

4 edges per face

Use alternative methods of face creation (e.g., net surface) wherever

applicable

New face creation methods and face primitives are available with Gambit

1.2.0 and higher

Combine primitives, booleans and bottom-up tools for faster model

building



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Meshing Tips - 1

Vertex types may be changed for Boundary Layers only

Allows desired BL creation in regions near vertices while maintaining

desired face or volume meshing scheme

Example :

Meshing a circular

face with Map

(square topology)and boundary

layers

Vertex types = End,

for mesh scheme

Vertex types = Side,

for boundary layers



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Meshing Tips - 2

Poor mesh by mapper on highly curved

surface

Projection to the surface distorts the mesh

Limitation of algorithm

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Meshing Tips - 3

Final exact projection of mesh on the surface

May take long time or produce skewed elements on complex/badspline surfaces

Should be turned off (using the default

MESH.FACE.PROJECT_TO_SURFACE)

Check the mesh to ensure desired accuracy of geometry

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Meshing Tips - 4

Number of triangles on a single face exceed the default limit (100,000) Increase the limit using the default MESH.TRIMESH.MAX_FACES

A value of -1 indicate no restriction

If there is a resource constraint Mesh the whole model in several parts

Mesh one part, export the mesh and then delete it but keep the surface mesh at theinterface (for conformal mesh)

Do the same for each part. Merge all the meshes with tfilter tmerge3d or by reading them in Tgrid

Duplicate nodes at the interface can be merged together either in Fluent 5 by fusingthe zones or in Tgrid by merging the nodes.



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Parametric Study: Tips - 1

Test the model for the most extreme values first. Advanced parameterization might be needed to avoid bad cell

aspect ratio/skewness.

Example: Edge mesh density as a function of distance

intervals (4 + (INT($fact*($h2 - $h1)))))



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Parametric Study: Tips - 2

Use mapped mesh when parameters have large variation span, since

mesh can be stretched without severe distortion (compared to paved

mesh).

Use different journal files for different parameter combinations.

Example: Pipe junction Pipe intersection

These are two topologically different models (3 faces, 8 edges vs. 2 faces,5 edges)

Do not use virtual mesh splits, since these are node-number dependent.



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Useful Tips




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G/Turbo Direct Pro/E Integration

Size Function

End User Customization (Dynamic GUI)

General Meshing Enhancements(3d Boundary Layer, Mesh Link, Connect Preserving Mesh)

Mesh Export Upgrade

General Geometry Enhancements

Geometry Kernel Upgrade

Miscellaneous



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G/Turbo

Add-on for automated preprocessing for

turbomachinery

Automated geometry construction and

meshing for blade row models

Starts from basic curve data definingblade, hub, and casing shapes

flexible meshing

structured (H, H-C & H-O)

unstructured (hex, tet, prism &

pyramids) Standard turbo view



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G/Turbo

Direct Pro/E Integration

Size Function


General Meshing Enhancements

(3d Boundary Layer, Mesh Link, Connect Preserving Mesh)

Mesh Export Upgrade


Geometry Kernel Upgrade Miscellaneous



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Pro/E-to-Gambit 1.3 Options

Pro/Engineer

Gambit

Direct (STEP)direct

Translator

STEP Optegra

VisualizerMesh STL

(real geometry)

(faceted geometry)

IGES*


virtual geometry

ACIS



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Fundamental Limitations of Data Exchange

Model quality in the original system Semantics

Numerical Precision

Translation quality


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Direct Pro/Engineer Integration

GAMBIT directlyaccesses Pro/Es geometry engine

Eliminates geometry translation losses

User works in convenient GAMBIT environment

Requests

Topolog y, geometry,

project ions

CADSystem

GAMBIT


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Pro/Engineer - Gambit Interface


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Using Pro/E Gambit Interface

Need special Gambit license

File with instructions for Pro/E to start Gambit

gambit/cad_integration/proe_integration/protk.dat

Steps to use direct interface

Start pro/E by Gambit start-up command

gambit id -proe

Start Gambit using Utilities/Auxiliary Applications

Open the part file in Pro/E

Access Gambit through Pro/E

Use Import/CAD/Pro/E(direct) to access the geometry in Gambit


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Convenient Topology Modifications in Gambit

Feature Suppression Using Virtual Tools

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Limitations

Assemblies are not supported

Should be converted into part first

Solid models alone are supported


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Assembly to Part Conversion

Open the assembly file

Create a new part

Select

Assembly/Component/Adv Utils/Merge

Merge all existing parts to the new part

Save the change

Open the new part


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Size Function




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Size Function

Control mesh element size and

their variation

Benefits

Ensure high-quality surfacemeshes

Automatically capture

important geometry features

Ensure desired number of

elements in small gaps


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Existing Tools

Edge Meshing

Boundary Layer

Size Function

Meshing

Tools

Desired

size and

quality


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Size Function with Tri Paver

Without a Size Function With a Size Function


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Size Function with Quad Paver


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Size Function Specification

Type

Entities

Parameter


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Size Function Types

Fixed

Curvature

Proximity


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Fixed Size Function

Controls mesh-element edge size within a region as a function of

distance

Entities

Source

Center of the region

Attachment

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Specifying the Source

Location and types of the source determine location and types of the

sizing functions

Component Source

topologically part ofthe attachment

Non-component Source

Not a part(topologically) of the

attachment


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Examples

External source

Internal source


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Examples

Effect of internal non-component source on the mesh


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Specifying the Attachment

Determine the effect of the size functions

Should be attached to the desired entity and all

connected entities within the boundary of the size function


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Specifying the Parameters

Start size

Size adjacent to the source

Growth rate

Ratio of two adjacent mesh-element

edge size

Distance

Determine boundary of size function

Size limit

Maximum allowable size forattachment entity


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Curvature Size Function

Modifies size according to geometric curvature

Only face as a source


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Parameters

Angle

Maximum allowable

angle between outwardpointing normals for any

two adjacent mesh

elements located

immediately adjacent to

the surface of a source

Other parameters similar to

those for fixed type

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Proximity Size Function

Parameters

Cells per gap

Number of mesh

layers in the gap

Distance

maximum distance

from the source at

which size function

applies

Size limit

Specify number of cells in the gap


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Limitations

Becomes slow on large models

Improper use may result in abrupt change in size

Use multiple size functions

Specify large value for distance

Increase resolution by changing the defaults for background grids


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G/Turbo


Size Function




Mesh Export Upgrade



Miscellaneous


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Easily create templates and interactive journals

Easily parameterize and automate repetitive tasks

Dynamic Specification Forms

Macro

Enhanced Query Functions

Improved Journaling


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Dynamic Specification Forms

User customized GUI

Can be used as a template for

industry specific tasks

Gambit command-line commands

are used to create & maintain such

forms

User can customize form layout,components and options on the form

and hook them to gambit journal

files to perform specific tasks


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Views of the same form


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Macro

Subroutine functionality

Groups the gambit commands

Can be called as a gambit commandMacro Commandsmacro start macroname

macro end

macrorun name macroname

Example Macro

macro start "compute_reynolds"

$reynolds = ($density*$velocity*$diameter)/$viscosity

dgui updateitem "reynolds"

macro end

macrorun name "compute_reynolds"


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Enhanced Query Commands

ID independent labels:

Lastid automated journal conversion - GAMBIT will change an existing

journal file to exclusively use lastid identifiers

Location based identification and automated journal conversion -

GAMBIT can use location based identification and convert existingjournal files to exclusively use location based identifiers

Connectivity traversal:

Can traverse topology to find faces, edges, etc.

Can find connected entities

Various Queries

Can find all vertices, edges, etc.

Can obtain attached entities to BC zones


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New Modeling Functions

ARCLEN : length of an specified edge

BBOX : Bounding box of specified entity/model

ENT2LOC : Coordinates of the center point

LOC2ENT : Entity at given location

OPERERR : return 0/1 to indicate success of last operation RETLABEL : Label of previously created entity

RETLABEL(Type, index)

example:

$x = retlabel(t_fa, 2)

LISTENTITY : filtered list of all entities of a specified type

LISTENTITY(return_type, filter_type, filter_entity)

example:

$x = LISTENTITY(t_ed, t_fa, face.s) ;gives all edges of face.5

$x = LISTENTITY(t_bl) ; all boundary layers in the model


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Improved Journaling - 1

Improved journaling and parameter assignments

Parameters can be assigned inside do loops and if/then statements

New default to control journaling

GUI_GENERAL_JOURNAL_ENTITY

0 = original names

1 = journal lastid 2 = journal location


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Improved Journaling - 2

New default to control transcript output

GUI_GENERAL_TRANSCRIPT

0 = transcript everything

-1 = transcript nothing

1 = transcript commands

2 = transcript comments


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G/Turbo


Size Function


General Meshing Enhancements(3d Boundary Layer, Mesh Link, Connect Preserving Mesh)

Mesh Export Upgrade



Miscellaneous


UGM 2001


86/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201386


True 3d Boundary Layer

Mesh Link Upgrade Copy Mesh Improvements

Connect Preserving Mesh

Quad to Tri Conversion

Quality Reports as part of Meshing


UGM 2001


87/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201387

True 3d Boundary Layer

Face boundary layer projection True 3d boundary layer

Ensure nice layers in twisted domains

Supported by Map, Cooper and Tgrid


UGM 2001


88/107

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Mesh Link Upgrade

Reverse orientationactive as default

Periodic option ensuresperiodicity even when oneof the edge is split


UGM 2001


89/107

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Mesh Link Upgrade

Allows linking ofmultiple pair ofperiodic faces


UGM 2001


90/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201390

Copy Mesh Improvements

Boundary layer generated on target face

Transformation is used for rest of the mesh

Source face

Target face

Preserve nice boundarylayers on target face


UGM 2001


91/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201391

Copy Mesh Improvements

Option to maintain or break

the mesh link after copy

Mesh is preserved in either

case


UGM 2001


92/107

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Connect Preserving Mesh

Unconnected

faces with mesh

Mesh is preserved after

connect

Preserve higher topology mesh

Maintain connectivity

Mesh on unconnected entities (face/edge/vertex) must betopologically equivalent


UGM 2001


93/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201393

Meshing Geometry of Repeated Pattern

Create and meshone part

Copy with meshunlinked option

Do a global

connect


UGM 2001


94/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201394

Quad to Tri Conversion

Splitting of a face with quads to tri


UGM 2001


95/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201395

Quality Reports as part of Meshing

Option to report max skewness for each face and/or volume when it is meshed

MESH.EXAMINE.QUALITY_WHEN_MESHING


UGM 2001


96/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201396


G/Turbo


Size Function




Mesh Export Upgrade



Miscellaneous


UGM 2001


97/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201397

Mesh Export Upgrade

Direct mesh export for Fluent 5/6 & Tgrid

Speed, memory optimizations

Better handling of periodics

Ability to export mixed (volume + surface) mesh together

Can export surface mesh without specifying the boundary condition

Tfilter option available through the default

(as a fall back for any potential bug)

FILE_IO.FLUENT5.EXPORT_USING_TFILTER


UGM 2001


98/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201398

Mesh Export Upgrade

Option for forcing 2d export

Ensure a 2d mesh even if model is not in xy (z = 0) plane


UGM 2001


99/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/201399


G/Turbo


Size Function




Mesh Export Upgrade



Miscellaneous


UGM 2001


100/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013100


Faceted Face/Face Splits

Face Simplify

Healing During Import


UGM 2001


101/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013101

Faceted Face-Face Splits

Faster decomposition for non-real

(faceted) geometry

Intersection of complex nurbsurfaces

Real/virtual faces can be converted

to faceted one using mesh split or

mesh modify


UGM 2001


102/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013102

Face Simplify

Removes dangling edges and hard points from the face


UGM 2001


103/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013103

Healing During Import

Optional healing during geometry import

Available during IGES, ACIS, STEP and Parasolid import

Allow whole model(with multiple volumes) to be healed in one step


UGM 2001


104/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013104


G/Turbo


Size Function




Mesh Export Upgrade




UGM 2001


105/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013105


ACIS 6.3

Improved speed & robustness

Improved STEP and IGES translators

Better healing


UGM 2001


106/107

Fluent Inc. 8/14/2013106


G/Turbo


Size Function




Mesh Export Upgrade




UGM 2001


107/107

Additional Filters for Picker

Additional filter

Meshed

Unmeshed

Real

Nonreal

Size Function

No Size Function

Convenient way to view sort listed entities, e.g,

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