I see. One of the reasons I asked is because the site to which you referred has a link to some 3D printing information in which it refers to using the evolver software to produce STL files for 3D printing: http://facstaff.susqu.edu/brakke/evolver/3dprinting.htm .
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 10:00 AM, David Lambert <[email protected]> wrote: > My project involves determining the deformation of a droplet due to > surface tension, external boundaries, and gravity. Could one predict the > sintered shape of some 3D printed object with surface evolver? Probably, > but not easily I think. > > Cube evolving into a sphere > Mound with gravity > Catenoid liquid between two plates > Torus partitioned into two cells > Ring around rotating rod stability > Column of liquid solder deformation > Rocket fuel tank: Surface energy, Volume, Gravity, Running > Spherical tank: Surface energy, Volume, Gravity, Running > Crystalline integrand > > > Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 11:29:45 -0400 >> From: Devon McCormick<[email protected]> >> To: J-programming forum<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] surface evolver mesh >> Message-ID: >> <CAGdEmpG1PmZTw= >> [email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Hi David - is the goal here to put together something for 3D printing? >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:50 PM, David Lambert<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >Rather than creating meshes for surface evolver >>> >http://facstaff.susqu.edu/brakke/evolver/evolver.html by hand I've >>> used >>> >ANSYShttp://www.ansys.com/ which correctly orients the surfaces >>> >volumes. Following is a script to convert ANSYS .node and .elem files >>> to >>> >the surface evolver geometry definition section. >>> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
