I am attempting to compare the SimScale platform to industry-used software such as STAR-CCM+ for my CFD project of the drag produced by a cyclist. The problem I am encountering is that when I import my CAD as a SolidWorks file, the resolution becomes really poor:
thanks for pointing this out! The bad news is that you can’t do anything about the tessellation / resolution fineness that you see in the SimScale viewer at the moment. We’ve been building a lot of new CAD functionality lately and the coarser visualizations in specific cases was an unwanted side effect. The good news is that a) we’re actively working on improving this and more importantly b) this resolution will NOT affect the downstream mesh quality. The low triangle count of this tessellation is really only present in the viewer - the mesh will be generated on a more accurate model. So while visually not pleasing, I’d suggest you just continue with the mesh generation and simulation setup. The results won’t be affected by this.
But no doubt, the low resolution in the viewer is irritating, so expect an improvement on this shortly as well.