Get the surface model of matrix

[Wenbo Sui]

Hi,

Thanks again for your help. Now I'm trying to simulate the CT results based on the surface model from TexGen(ASCII STL). I can export yarn models with or without the domain. However, I didn't find how to export the matrix model. Now I calculate the matrix model through the Boolean difference between the bounding box and yarns' model, which is extremely time-consuming. Would you please let me know if there's any convenient method in TexGen to get the matrix? Thank you!

[louisepb]

Hi Wenbo,
You can't get the matrix part from the surface export.
If you do a voxel or volume mesh export (either to .inp or .vtu format) then the yarns and matrix are exported as different element sets. I don't know if that would enable you to do what you need to. You can view the .vtu files in Paraview.
Best wishes,
Louise