Exporting GEOM from blender

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Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 1, 2022, 10:55:31 AM8/1/22
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Hi, 
I cannot see the FDS input lines in the exported file when I make a complex geometry with GEOM. Could you please help me with it?


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Hosein

Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 1, 2022, 11:15:38 AM8/1/22
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Actually the geometry is saved to a .bingeom file. This is a binary file. How can I see the actual GEOM lines?

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 1, 2022, 12:22:14 PM8/1/22
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Hi Hosein,
when you export your case in the case directory, you find there:
  • the .fds file, a text file that contains the GEOM namelist,
  • and the .bingeom file, a binary file that has the description of the triangulated geometry.
I attach an example blend file. Remove the ".txt" from the name to load it in Blender. 
Is this what you mean?
Emanuele

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Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 1, 2022, 1:07:58 PM8/1/22
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Dear  Emanuele,
Thank you for your reply. Actually my problem is with the .bingeom file. The content is in binary format and it is not possible to manipulate it. I remember last time (last year) I used blenderfds, the GEOM was saved in .geom format. The .geom format is editable and I can see the VERTS and FACES. I need to get a similar file from blender fds. How can I do that?

 Please see attached file (please remove the .txt).


BR,
Hosein

scene.geom.txt

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 2, 2022, 2:10:44 AM8/2/22
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In fact I removed the functionality of exporting VERTS and FACES, because I did not see any application of it.
They are imported but only the bingeom is currently exported.
Why don't you modify your geometry (vertices and faces) in BlenderFDS?

Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 2, 2022, 3:22:02 AM8/2/22
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Hi, 
Thanks. Because I will then need the VERTS and FACES in another process. Could you please let me know which version has that capability? I can see there are four versions on github.

BR,
Hosein  

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 2, 2022, 5:11:13 AM8/2/22
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The last but one release still has it.
Let me know if it is worth reintroducing it and what use case do you foresee.

Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 2, 2022, 10:14:44 AM8/2/22
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I am modeling pyrolysis of a cylindrical cable. The cable has multiple layers and each has a pyrolysis model. I needed to make different co-axial cylinders in Blender and then import them into my FDS input file. I don't know if I can do it with .bingeom file. 


BR,
Hosein 

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 2, 2022, 10:46:58 AM8/2/22
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Okay, you gave me a good reason to put it back in the next release. I'm opening an issue.

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 2, 2022, 10:49:31 AM8/2/22
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Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 3, 2022, 3:57:44 AM8/3/22
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Thank you so much.

Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 26, 2022, 6:44:48 AM8/26/22
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Dear Emanuele,
Is the .geom file generated in the latest version?

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 26, 2022, 6:50:52 AM8/26/22
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No, not yet. Probably in the next one. That version was already out when you asked.

Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 26, 2022, 6:59:27 AM8/26/22
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Ok, which version has this feature now?

Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 31, 2022, 6:55:35 AM8/31/22
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This morning I added the ability to export the GEOM ASCII format in the BlenderFDS development version.

To activate this feature:
* install the BlenderFDS development version
* edit the config.py file and set this setting to True:
```
## export GEOM VERTS FACES as comment
EXPORT_ASCII_GEOM = False
```
* close Blender and open it again

From now on all your GEOMs are exported in ASCII format: GEOM VERTS FACES...


Il giorno ven 26 ago 2022 alle ore 12:33 Hosein Sadeghi <notifi...@github.com> ha scritto:

Dear Emanuele,
Is the .geom file generated in the latest version?


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Emanuele Gissi

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Aug 31, 2022, 7:32:37 AM8/31/22
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See this wiki page for the detailed explanation: https://github.com/firetools/blenderfds/wiki/Hidden-settings

Hosein Sadeghi

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Aug 31, 2022, 12:20:42 PM8/31/22
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Thank you so much for your consideration.
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