[CIG-SHORT] Ellipsoid mesh for Pylith

[Brad Aagaard]

Francisco,

Create a sphere and scale it along the desired axes using the scale command.

https://cubit.sandia.gov/public/15.1/help_manual/WebHelp/geometry/transforms/scale.htm

The scale command resizes an entity (body, volume, surface, or curve) by 
a scaling factor. The scaling factor may be a constant, or may differ in 
the x, y, and z directions. The entity chosen will be scaled about the 
point or vertex indicated. If no point or vertex is entered, it will be 
scaled about the origin. Any mesh on the object will be scaled too, 
unless the nomesh keyword is used.

The command to scale entities is:

{Body|Volume|Surface|Curve} <id_range> Scale {<scale> | x <val> y <val> 
z <val>} [About {<x> <y> <z> | Vertex <id>}] [Nomesh] [Copy [Repeat 
<value>] [Group_Results]] [Preview]

If the copy option is specified, a copy of the entity is made and scaled 
the specified amount. Use the repeat option to create multiple copies

Regards,
Brad

On 05/04/2016 02:03 PM, Francisco Delgado wrote:
> Dear Pylith developers,
>
> I have a question indirectly related to Pylith, but I think it could be
> useful for users who model volcanic sources with the software. How can I
> generate and mesh a domain with an ellipsoid instead of a sphere in
> Cubit?? I haven't figured it out how to do it.
>
> Thanks
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Francisco Delgado
> PhD student in Geological Sciences
> Cornell University
>
>
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