A collection for CAD & Meshing resources

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Cad & Meshing on our SimWiki

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\underline{\textbf{Workshops related to CAD & Meshing:}}

Almost every workshop we offer contains the basics of how to create a mesh and work with it in a proper way. But there are some workshops that are dedicated to CAD & Meshing itself:

• The 4th Session of the SAE Workshop deals with the modification and import of CAD models from Onshape and the merging of several STL files.

• Webinar | Preparing a Geometry for Simulation with Custom Machines - a comprehensive webinar hosted by SimScale Consulting Partner @BenLewis

\underline{\textbf{Tips & Tricks for Meshing and Modelling}}

• Tet-Dominant Meshing Algorithm for FEA/Structural Mechanics - SimScale documentation

• When should I use a second order mesh? - by @ahmedhussain18

• What is mesh-convergence for FEA? - SimScale blog

• CAD Preparation - SimScale documentation

• CAD Topology on SimScale - SimScale documentation

• CAD Upload on SimScale - SimScale documentation

• CAD Scaling - SimScale documentation

\underline{\textbf{CAD to STL converter}}

When dealing with CAD models, you often have the problem converting your model into a .stl file OpenFoam meshers need. Here are some examples that might help you there:

SALOME (http://www.salome-platform.org/)
CFmesh (http://www.c-fields.com/cfmesh)
ENGRID (http://engits.eu/en/engrid)
GMSH (http://www.geuz.org/gmsh/)
Triangle (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~quake/triangle.html)
Tetgen (http://tetgen.berlios.de/)
Overture (http://www.overtureframework.org/)
Google SketchUp (http://sketchup.google.com/)
Free-CAD (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/)
Blender (http://www.blender.org/)
MeshLab (http://www.3d-coform.eu/index.php/tools/meshlab)
ParaView (http://www.paraview.org/)
Gnuplot (http://www.gnuplot.info/)
OnShape (http://www.onshape.com/)

Of course participating in discussions and reading through the dedicated Thread about CAD & Meshing can help!

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\underline{\textbf{Tutorials}}

• Tet-Dominant Algorithm: Quick tutorial

• Tet-Dominant Algorithm: Advanced tutorial

• Tet-Dominant Algorithm: Pipe-flow Meshing Tutorial

• Hex-Dominant Automated: Internal Flow Through An Angled Pipe

• Hex-Dominant Automated: Mesh Around A Spoiler

• Hex-Dominant Parametric: Mesh Around A Vehicle

• Hex-Dominant Parametric: Valve Geometry

• Hex-Dominant Parametric: Rotating Geometries

• Hex-Dominant Parametric: Electronics Cooling

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\underline{\textbf{PDFs}}

• A Comprehensive Tour of snappyHexMesh

• Mesh Generation for Graphics and Scientific Computation

• Mesh Generation & Grid Generation on the Web

• Geometry And Topology Of Mesh Generation

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\underline{\textbf{Videos}}

• CFD Meshing with SnappyHexMesh

• FEA Mesh

• Geometry Preperation

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\underline{\textbf{Blog}}

• Meshing Blog

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\underline{\textbf{Recommended CAD Software}}

• Onshape + SimScale Connector App

• Fusion360 + SimScale Connector App

• SolidWorks

• FreeCAD

• Salomé (Pre- and Post-Processing)

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\underline{\textbf{FAQ}}

For the FAQ, please visit: Frequently Asked Questions

\underline{\textbf{Do you want to master SimScale?}}

Visit: Professional Trainings for SimScale

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