CAE Fidesys 9.0 Documentation

Command Line Usage Instructions

Step 8: Generate Volumetric Mesh

Now we can create a volumetric mesh. Again, the first command is to specify the partitioning scheme - this time for the volume, and then enter the command mesh (build the mesh). In certain cases, Fidesys can set the meshing scheme automatically. For volumes suitable for meshing using the Sweep scheme, the automatic meshing scheme selection algorithm automatically identifies the start and end surfaces of the sweep.

To automatically select the partition scheme in our example, as well as the initial and final surfaces, enter the command:

FIDESYS> volume 1 scheme auto

To see the results of automatic scheme selection, you can display the corresponding data by volume:

FIDESYS> list volume 1

The results of executing this command are shown in Fig. 10. It should be noted that the scheme, as well as the start and end surfaces, are indicated at the top of the listing: Mesh Scheme..., Source Surface..., Target Surface...

Fig. 10 Output data from the volume listing 1

With a given partitioning scheme, the mesh construction command is:

FIDESYS> mesh volume 1

The final appearance of the entity, broken down into elements, appears in the graphic window, as shown in Fig. 11:

Fig. 11 View of the volumetric mesh