IMPORTING THE T JUNCTION TO THE MAIN FILE |
The two parts of the model have been drawn. Now they must be joined so that the final volume may be created and a mesh of the volume may be generated.
- Choose Open
from the Files
menu. Select the file where the first part, created in section 3, was saved. Click Open
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- Choose Files->Import->Insert GiD geometry
from the menu. Select the file where the second part, created in section 4, was saved. Click Open
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- The T junction appears. Bear in mind that the lines which define the end of the first pipe (background) of the T junction, and which have been imported, were already present in the first file. Notice that the lines overlap. This overlapping will be remedied by collapsing the lines.
Figure 29. Importing the T junction file to the main file. Some points are duplicated and must be collapsed.
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- Choose the option Geometry->Edit->Collapse->Lines
. Select the overlapping lines and press ESC
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Creating the final volume |
- Choose Geometry->Create->Volume->By contour
and select all the surfaces that define the volume. Press ESC
to conclude the selection process.
- Choose Render->Smooth
to visualize a more realistic version of the model.
Figure 30. A rendering of the finished piece of equipment
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