Creating a VTK file for region mesht/tet

Submitted by zealakis on Wed, 09/28/2016 - 06:20

hello,

I'm trying to insert particles in any region that you want, something like a custom region.

I was wondering if there is a software that can make a geometric figure and then export the file in VTK format for later use it as a mesh / tet in the region command.
Something similar when you make a figure using SolidWorks and then export the file in a stl format for use it as a mesh/surface.

Any suggestion or question will be greatly appreciated and I'm sure it will be considered.

Have a nice day,

zealakis.

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richti83 | Wed, 09/28/2016 - 09:26

the software is called tetgen. You can convert any surface STL or vtk File to volume tetreader vtk file with it.

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j-kerbl | Wed, 09/28/2016 - 10:07

Hi Zealakis,

have a look at gmsh (http://gmsh.info/) .
You can import several CAD formats and convert them to volumetric VTKs .

Cheers,
Josef