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Geometry visualization

Posted Mar 29, 2010, 12:33 a.m. EDT 5 Replies

Omar Canales
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Hello,

I am drawing a very thin block (cross section: 200 microns X 50 microns) which is very long (10 mm in lenght). When I draw such a structure in 3-D and go to the Default 3-D View, I apparently get a "real" view of the structure which is very difficult to visualize. I am wondering if there is a way to get a better representation of it, I mean a "visually shorter structure". After I drew it with the real units, I scaled it in the y-direction (entered Scale Factor = 0.5) but I think I'm just numerically shortening the structure as I can read it from the coordinates. Any of you have a suggestion for this?

Thanks in advance!

-Omar
5 Replies Last Post Mar 30, 2010, 2:12 a.m. EDT
Jim Freels mechanical side of nuclear engineering, multiphysics analysis, COMSOL specialist
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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 29, 2010, 1:51 p.m. EDT
Yes. Under "options", pick axis settings. Unclick "equal length" (or something like that, from memory). Then click "full extents" in the main menu. This will fill the screen optimally for viewing all of your geometry. You can do the same on the post processing.
Yes. Under "options", pick axis settings. Unclick "equal length" (or something like that, from memory). Then click "full extents" in the main menu. This will fill the screen optimally for viewing all of your geometry. You can do the same on the post processing.
Omar Canales
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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 29, 2010, 2:41 p.m. EDT
James, thanks for your response. I tried doing so but I ended up with a deformed geometry...

James, thanks for your response. I tried doing so but I ended up with a deformed geometry...
Jim Freels mechanical side of nuclear engineering, multiphysics analysis, COMSOL specialist
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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 29, 2010, 3:37 p.m. EDT
Yes, it certainly will be deformed.
Yes, it certainly will be deformed.
Omar Canales
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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 29, 2010, 4:46 p.m. EDT
I suspected it, but I'm coming from a very thin long plate to a perfect cube when I unclick "axis equal"...is this what is suppose to happen? Thanks again!
I suspected it, but I'm coming from a very thin long plate to a perfect cube when I unclick "axis equal"...is this what is suppose to happen? Thanks again!
Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)
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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 30, 2010, 2:12 a.m. EDT
Hi

Yes indeed, the deformation is such as the the scaling is free for all 3 directions and it tries to fill in the total screen volume, it very good for MEMS and thin film analysis.

if you want to check the sizes you have the "ruler", or "solve - get initial values (to fill the matrices) + postprocessing point integration X,Y Z coordinates, or edge postprocessing length calculation by integrating "1"

Good luck
Ivar
Hi Yes indeed, the deformation is such as the the scaling is free for all 3 directions and it tries to fill in the total screen volume, it very good for MEMS and thin film analysis. if you want to check the sizes you have the "ruler", or "solve - get initial values (to fill the matrices) + postprocessing point integration X,Y Z coordinates, or edge postprocessing length calculation by integrating "1" Good luck Ivar

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