Snug fit between 3D meshes?

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

I have 2 stl files that are a snug fit with each other (eg: cap on a pen). When I mesh the two, the contacting surfaces are no longer a snug fit and there are irregularities and gaps. Is there a way to correct this and make the 2 meshed surfaces of the objects fit together?

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  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2015

    arizonagreentea

     

    Mesh imprint may help you, see - 

     HyperWorks Desktop Applications > HyperMesh > User's Guide > HyperMesh Panels > HyperMesh Panels Listed Alphabetically:

    Mesh Edit Panel

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2015

    Thank you so much!  What is a good way to check whether it's actually fitting together or not? The particular geometries include a lot of nodes and there doesn't seem to be an easy way to just verify by eye.

    Also, is there a way to check why it fails to imprint?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2015

    If your analyis is not so big, try to run it and then check displacement card. If there's discontinuity of displacement, it's not good.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2015

    To add to above post, you can also check for contact forces to validate.

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