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With this option it is possible to read a CAD file in STEP standard format (AP214 Automotive Application protocol)
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ACIS
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VDA
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Rhinoceros
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Shapefile
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XYZ points
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KML
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- None: Without any modification
- UTM (Universal traverse mercator)
- Mercator
- PlateCarree
Calculix
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NASTRAN mesh
Menu: Files->Import->NASTRAN mesh...
With this option it is possible to read a file in NASTRAN format (version 68), with GiD accepting most of its entities, which are:
Entity name ( Notes)
CBAR CBEAM CROD CCABLE CBUSH CELAS1 CELAS2 CELAS3 RBAR (translated as 2 node bars)
CQUAD4 CQUADR
CHEXA
CTETRA
CPENTA
CTRIA3 CTRIAR
CONM1 CONM2 (translated as 1 node element)
CORD1C CORD1R CORD1S
CORD2C CORD2R CORD2S
GRID
There are two options that can be used when reading a mesh if GiD already contains a mesh:
- Erasing the old mesh (Erase);
- Adding the new mesh to the old one without sharing the nodes; the nodes will be duplicated although they may occupy the same position in the space (AddNotShare).
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STL mesh
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VRML mesh
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3DStudio mesh
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CGNS mesh
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GiDML mesh
Menu: Files->Import->GiDML mesh...
With this option it is possible to read the input and output meshes stored in a .gidml file in order to visualize it within GiD.
GiDML is the input/output format (HDF5 based) for GiD Mesh Library.
See https://www.gidhome.com/gid-plus/gidml
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- 2: 2 dimensions. Nodes have just two coordinates.
- 3: 3 dimensions. Nodes have three coordinates.
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- Linear
- Triangle
- Quadrilateral
- Tetrahedra
- Hexahedra
- Prism
- Pyramid
- Point
- Sphere
- Circle
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OBJ Wavefront mesh
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Vtk voxels
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- Marching cube: the well known method for isosurface extraction is applied an the result is a triangle mesh on the boundary of the body.
- Uniform Hexahedra: an uniform mesh of hexahedra fited to the boundary is generated applying a dual .
- Orthogonal Hexahedra: an orthogonal mesh of cubes is extracted from the volume selecting all the voxels withing the body bounded by the isosurface value.
XYZ nodes
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Abaqus
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Gcode
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Collada
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Exodus II
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- Write a log file
*****OUTPUTFILENAME filename
filename is substituted with a real file name where all the session warnings (those which appear in the GiD messages warning line) are written. This can be useful when running GiD in batch mode with the option -n (see Invoking GiD) and GiD output is desired.
- Execute a Tcl command in a batch file
*****TCL tcl_command
Note: If this command is used in a batch file and GiD is invoked with the option -n, it will not work. So that Tcl commands are executed when GiD is run without a window, you should use the -n2 option (see Invoking GiD).
- Insert comments in the code of a batch file
geometry create line 1,2
*****COMMENTS this is a comment
2,3 escape
- Print messages in the lower GiD messages line
geometry create line 1,2
*****PRINT This is a message that will appear in the messages line
2,3 escape
- Print messages in a window
geometry create line 1,2
*****PRINT1 This is a message that will appear in a new window
2,3 escape
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