Assigning dielectric media to faces.
Altair EmployeeFor Plane Wave solution at 24 GHz (MoM/MLFMM/ PO and MoM/MlFMM coupling):
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I have imported a cad file from soild works.
Media can be assigned to regions and faces both.
But in this import Feko does not display any region. Geometry consists of only faces.
Face is allowing only Metallic Media or PEC but not dielectric.
What should i do to assign dielectric media to this model?
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Also, if i simulate with PEC, i get error: EPSENT is too large or trianlge size is too small
How to approach this error?
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What happens if i increase extent of the model in Feko?
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Answers
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Hello ManroopT,
What should i do to assign dielectric media to this model?
These faces should be unioned or stitched. When the faces form a closed region, CADFEKO will show the region for that part.
Please don't just select all the elements and union. I would suggest that you select elements close together that can be considered a logical unit and the union these and in so doing build the entire model by union together unions of faces.
Also, if i simulate with PEC, i get error: EPSENT is too large or trianlge size is too small
Have a look at
What happens if i increase extent of the model in Feko?
It is recommended that the model extents be set as small as possible for the geometry. Thus, if your model's maximum extent is 200, set the model extents to 5e2. If it is 700, you need to set it to 5e3, but if it is only 0.6, set it to 5e0. This ensures that the geometry is represented as accurately as possible. Note that changing the model extents effectively scales the geometry and could result in faulty faces that may need to be repaired (this only sometimes happens for imported geometry).
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Altair Forum User said:
These faces should be unioned or stitched. When the faces form a closed region, CADFEKO will show the region for that part.
Please don't just select all the elements and union. I would suggest that you select elements close together that can be considered a logical unit and the union these and in so doing build the entire model by union together unions of face
I tried stitching them face by face but still CADFEKO does not show regions.
Which tool shall i use to modify the geometry?
Geometry is too complex and contain 14,000 faces. I tried modifying with solid works but it does not worked. What do you recommend at this point?
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Altair Forum User said:
I tried stitching them face by face but still CADFEKO does not show regions.
Which tool shall i use to modify the geometry?
If you stitch / union and CADFEKO does not sow a region, that means that the faces do not form a water tight enclosure (thus, no region exists). You can enable the 'Connectivity' display option. This option shows all open edges in red. In order to see a region, there should be no open edges bordering the region.
Altair Forum User said:Geometry is too complex and contain 14,000 faces. I tried modifying with solid works but it does not worked. What do you recommend at this point?
There are a few options. With 14000 faces, I would first try to export the model (from the source) in some other format - prefer Parasolid. You can also use HyperMesh to import the CAD and then export Parasolid or even mesh directly in HyperMesh. However, since you want to assign media (and thus regions), I would not try that yet.
Are you allowed to share the model so that I can have a look at what the problem is?
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Altair Forum User said:
Are you allowed to share the model so that I can have a look at what the problem is?
Dear JIF,
Please find the find attached below.
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Altair Forum User said:
Are you allowed to share the model so that I can have a look at what the problem is?
Here is the modified file with hypermesh.
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