Imprint mesh on surface so that I can use the same mesh (as my starting point) for my new mesh on the adjacent part

Hello,

I think this will be hard to explain but here is what I am trying to do.

Suppose we have 2 solid cube on top of each other (larger cube on the bottom and smaller cube on the top). I mesh the top cube with fine mesh (quad mesh surface and then extrude).

On the bottom cube (adjacent surface to the top cube) I would like to imprint the mesh from the top surface onto bottom and use the same boundary and mesh the remaining surface such that the imprint mesh stays same.

how can I achieve this task?

thanks

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0 edwin.goei over 6 years ago

First you have to do Edit > Solid > Imprint in the Geometry menu. This will cut-out a face of the same shape of the smaller cube on the bigger cube.

Then, in Create > Mesh > Solid, Mesher: Tetmesh, pick the bigger unmeshed cube for "Input List". Then click Assembly Parameters, click ON "Match Parasolid Faces", then pick the smaller meshed cube for "Neighbor Solid List",

When you Apply on the main form you should get a Tetmesh on the big cube that matches the pattern of the mesh on the face of the smaller cube where it interfaces.
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0 edwin.goei over 6 years ago

First you have to do Edit > Solid > Imprint in the Geometry menu. This will cut-out a face of the same shape of the smaller cube on the bigger cube.

Then, in Create > Mesh > Solid, Mesher: Tetmesh, pick the bigger unmeshed cube for "Input List". Then click Assembly Parameters, click ON "Match Parasolid Faces", then pick the smaller meshed cube for "Neighbor Solid List",

When you Apply on the main form you should get a Tetmesh on the big cube that matches the pattern of the mesh on the face of the smaller cube where it interfaces.
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