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self-intersection

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Dear all,

I'm trying to mesh a more or less complex structure and right now, I always receive the error message that self-intersection is not supported.

Can anyone explain this error message nearer to me? I don't know how to tackle this problem as I am not quite sure what its cause is.

Thank you.

2 Replies Last Post Oct 3, 2013, 11:48 p.m. EDT
Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)

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Posted: 1 decade ago Jan 24, 2013, 3:10 p.m. EST
Hi

most probably your geoemtry is intersecting (even just slightly) in some region(s). Anothe issue when meshing is loops (i.e torus shapes) often the mesher is better off by cutting such topologies into two or more subsystems with internal boundaries

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Good luck
Ivar
Hi most probably your geoemtry is intersecting (even just slightly) in some region(s). Anothe issue when meshing is loops (i.e torus shapes) often the mesher is better off by cutting such topologies into two or more subsystems with internal boundaries -- Good luck Ivar

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Posted: 1 decade ago Oct 3, 2013, 11:48 p.m. EDT

Hi

most probably your geoemtry is intersecting (even just slightly) in some region(s). Anothe issue when meshing is loops (i.e torus shapes) often the mesher is better off by cutting such topologies into two or more subsystems with internal boundaries

--
Good luck
Ivar


I am facing exactly the same problem. I have a very very thin coil embedded inside a solid tube. The meshing always gives out error no matter what I do.
Could you tell which command in comsol is used to accomplish the splitting up topology?
[QUOTE] Hi most probably your geoemtry is intersecting (even just slightly) in some region(s). Anothe issue when meshing is loops (i.e torus shapes) often the mesher is better off by cutting such topologies into two or more subsystems with internal boundaries -- Good luck Ivar [/QUOTE] I am facing exactly the same problem. I have a very very thin coil embedded inside a solid tube. The meshing always gives out error no matter what I do. Could you tell which command in comsol is used to accomplish the splitting up topology?

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