Mesh FromPartShape
Mesh MeshFromShape |
Menu location |
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Meshes → Create Mesh from Shape |
Workbenches |
Mesh |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
None |
Introduction
This command creates a mesh from a shape object.
Use
- Select the shape object.
- Choose Meshes → Create Mesh from shape... from the top menu.
- A menu will ask for the mesher to use and the appropriate values for the mesher
Just selecting Meshes → Create Mesh from shape... will give you an additional menu to choose your shape to mesh
Standard Mesher
Surface deviation: If this number is smaller the mesh becomes finer. Smallest value is 0,001.
Mefisto Mesher
Maximum edge length: If this number is smaller the mesh becomes finer. Smallest value is 0,000.
Netgen Mesher
You can choose between mesh being:
- Very coarse
- Coarse
- Moderate
- Fine
- Very fine
- User defined
For Mesh being "user defined" you can set these values:
Mesh size grading: If this parameter is smaller, mesh becomes finer. A value in the range of 0.1-1.
Element per edge: If this parameter is larger, mesh becomes finer. A value in the range of 0.2-10.
Element per curvature radius: If this parameter is larger, mesh becomes finer. A value in the range of 0.2-10.
For every main option you can also choose:
- Optimize surface: Whether optimization of surface shape will be done.
- Second order elements: Whether second order elments will be generated.
- Quad dominant: Whether meshes will be arranged like hexahedral.
Scripting
This tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:
MeshPart.meshFromShape(Shape=Shape, MaxLength=520)
Example:
import FreeCAD, Draft, Arch, Mesh, MeshPart
Line = Draft.makeWire([FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0),FreeCAD.Vector(2000, 2000, 0)])
Wall = Arch.makeWall(Line, width=150, height=3000)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
Shape = Wall.Shape.copy(False)
Shape.Placement = Wall.getGlobalPlacement()
mesh_obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Mesh::Feature", "Mesh")
mesh_obj.Mesh = MeshPart.meshFromShape(Shape=Shape, MaxLength=520)
mesh_obj.ViewObject.DisplayMode = "Flat Lines"
Notes
- Tutorial: Export_to_STL_or_OBJ
Mesh
- Miscellaneous: Import mesh, Export mesh, Create mesh from shape, Regular solid, Unwrap Mesh, Unwrap Face
- Modifying: Harmonize normals, Flip normals, Fill holes, Close hole, Add triangle, Remove components, Remove components by hand, Smooth, Refinement, Decimation, Scale
- Boolean: Union, Intersection, Difference
- Cutting: Cut mesh, Trim mesh, Trim mesh with a plane, Create section from mesh and plane, Cross-sections
- Components and segments: Merge, Split by components, Create mesh segments, Create mesh segments from best-fit surfaces
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