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3d to 2d issues

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Hello all,

I have a complex 3D geometry that was cut to 2D in SolidWorks. The resulting .sldprt file seems to contain a geometry that is formally still 3D in that all y-coordinates are now equal to zero. I cannot import this into a Comsol 2D geometry but only a 3D geometry. How can I convert this to a proper 2D dataset that Comsol will recognize. The info is all there, I just have to get rid of the y-coordinate somehow. Any ideas? Thank you!!

1 Reply Last Post 2011/10/20 11:07 GMT-4
Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)

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Posted: 1 decade ago 2011/10/20 11:07 GMT-4
Hi

you need to convert it to DXF in SolidWorks, then you can import it in COMSOL 2D (which now accepts Z=0.

Note you might need to orient it in x-y, not sure (European way Z towards the sky and not Y helps quite a lot for the default orientations)

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Good luck
Ivar
Hi you need to convert it to DXF in SolidWorks, then you can import it in COMSOL 2D (which now accepts Z=0. Note you might need to orient it in x-y, not sure (European way Z towards the sky and not Y helps quite a lot for the default orientations) -- Good luck Ivar

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