[CIG-SHORT] Ellipsoid mesh for Pylith

[Francisco Delgado]

Hi Brad, that worked, thanks!

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Brad Aagaard <baagaard at usgs.gov> wrote:

> 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
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>> Francisco Delgado
>> PhD student in Geological Sciences
>> Cornell University
>>
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