Hi, I’m looking for a program to draw a sluice complex in 3D. I have the plans with the dimensions, but only in scanned pdf-format (no CAD-plans) and from this, I need to make a geometry that can serve as a basis in OpenFOAM. The objective is to build a CFD-model for this sluice complex. Is OpenSCAD a convenient program for this application? I read on the side that it is compatible with OpenFOAM, because it can give .stl files, but there is quite emphasis on creating solid models, like machine parts, which is not the case for my application (as the sluice complex is an open geometry). Thanks in advance for your advise, Jenna -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/OpenSCAD-for-sluice-complex-tp16191.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Not sure what you mean by "open geometry". If it is a realistic 3D model of a sluice then it must be a solid model. That doesn't mean it cant have holes through it or cavities. It means the mesh that represents its surface must be closed and not have holes in it. I.e. it must be a 2-manifold, as all real world objects are. If, on the other hand, you want to make a non-manifold mesh then OpenScad is not the right tool. On 19 February 2016 at 14:29, Jenna <jenna.vergeynst@ugent.be> wrote: > Hi, > > I’m looking for a program to draw a sluice complex in 3D. I have the plans > with the dimensions, but only in scanned pdf-format (no CAD-plans) and from > this, I need to make a geometry that can serve as a basis in OpenFOAM. The > objective is to build a CFD-model for this sluice complex. Is OpenSCAD a > convenient program for this application? > I read on the side that it is compatible with OpenFOAM, because it can give > .stl files, but there is quite emphasis on creating solid models, like > machine parts, which is not the case for my application (as the sluice > complex is an open geometry). > > Thanks in advance for your advise, > Jenna > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://forum.openscad.org/OpenSCAD-for-sluice-complex-tp16191.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >