bernd wrote:If you really would like to use GMSH or if you would like to mesh 2D or 1D Geometry install GMSH --> export brep or step from FreeCAD --> import into GMSH --> mesh --> export *.unv --> import *.unv in FreeCAD
Thanks bernd,
I use python script http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.ph ... a_FEM_Mesh to build a beam, and use GMSH to build a shell. And I still have some questions. I'm not very clearly about how the beam cross section and shell thickness works although I have done the basic examples as follows. And the beam cross section and the shell thickness doesn't display in the result information. Is there anything I haven't noticed to display the correct results?
revolver1941 wrote:... And I still have some questions. I'm not very clearly about how the beam cross section and shell thickness works although I have done the basic examples as follows. And the beam cross section and the shell thickness doesn't display in the result information. Is there anything I haven't noticed to display the correct results?
Your files look good to me. What exactly are you after ? What kind of result informations. If you would like to see results on 3D geometry (bending stress) this is not possible at the moment inside FreeCAD. You need to edit the input file. See attached screen. Delete the ",OUTPUT=2d" in the input file. This will expand the results in CalculiX to 3D. But than FreeCAD can not read the frd file anymore. You need to use CalculiX Graphix (CGX) to display them. Just open the frd with CGX. Your frd file is in E:/MSTMMSim/FemTest
You may open a thread in FEM part of the forum for further stuff in the regard of FEM module.
revolver1941 wrote:... I got the same error when using the GMSHMesh
OS: Windows 8...
The macro only runs on linux os. You are on windows. If you would like to mesh solid geometry (volumes) just use FreeCAD built in Netgen meshing by selecting the solid and click on FEM_Create Further informations for FEM mesh creation on http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.ph ... a_FEM_Mesh.
If you really would like to use GMSH or if you would like to mesh 2D or 1D Geometry install GMSH --> export brep or step from FreeCAD --> import into GMSH --> mesh --> export *.unv --> import *.unv in FreeCAD
Works for me as well on
OS: Windows 7
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.16.6253 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: a07b9cd0d447fe28610330622c9b5a2557538325
Python version: 2.7.8
Qt version: 4.8.6
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17
bernd wrote:...Your files look good to me. What exactly are you after ? What kind of result informations...
Hi bernd,
I'm sorry for not having a clear expression. I know a little about ANSYS, so at first I thought there should be more detail settings about the beam cross section and shell thickness in FreeCAD such as I-Beam and L-Beam and the corresponding size as shown in the following figure.
And I also concerned about showing results on 3D geometry (bending stress). But now I Know it cann't be achieved in FreeCAD currently as you said. Anyway, your help played an important role to me. However, it seems a little hard for me to transplant this feature form CGX to FreeCAD at present. I will continue to pay close attention to the latest developments of FEM module.
Thanks very much again for your generous help.
revol
revolver1941 wrote:... at first I thought there should be more detail settings about the beam cross section and shell thickness in FreeCAD such as I-Beam and L-Beam and the corresponding size as shown in the following figure.
This is not a limitation of FreeCAD but a limitation off CalculiX the solver FreeCAD FEM uses. CalculiX only supports beam elements for rectangle and circle sections at the moment.
revolver1941 wrote:And I also concerned about showing results on 3D geometry (bending stress). But now I Know it cann't be achieved in FreeCAD currently as you said.
At the moment ! Development is going on. I'm interested in this too. So stay tuned.
