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Appearance of non-existing edges when importing SOLIDWORKS CAD files to COMSOL

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I'm currently using Solidworks 2022-23 for my CAD modelling. As you can see in the pictures below, there is no edges on the top when I sketch the shape in solidworks. But an edge emerged on the top of the shape when import the CAD file to COMSOL.

Does anyone has a solution to this? I've tried to import STEP file rather than SLDPRT file, but the issue still exsit.



1 Reply Last Post Aug 30, 2022, 5:41 a.m. EDT

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Posted: 2 years ago Aug 30, 2022, 5:41 a.m. EDT

Is the added edge problematic in your solution? There are a number of approaches you could take, including: * building the geometry in Comsol as the geometry seems quite simple, (which will allow you to parameterise your model) * Using virtual operations to ignore the edge or form composite faces to effectively eliminate that edge for mesh/physics. * Ignoring the additional edge

In my experience this type of thing is common when importing CAD and can usually be ignored.

Is the added edge problematic in your solution? There are a number of approaches you could take, including: * building the geometry in Comsol as the geometry seems quite simple, (which will allow you to parameterise your model) * Using virtual operations to ignore the edge or form composite faces to effectively eliminate that edge for mesh/physics. * Ignoring the additional edge In my experience this type of thing is common when importing CAD and can usually be ignored.

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