{"id":396346,"date":"2024-12-05T01:48:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/396346\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T01:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:48:33","slug":"396346","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/396346\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Meshing of facets in ANSYS mechanical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mechanical needs geomety to mesh and facets from an STL file are not considered geometry.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Open the STL file in SpaceClaim and use the tools on the Facets tab to create geometry from the facets such as the shrinkwrap tool.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL3ziBY11hnD8qhdkdN2Ct42DunBdpLz1q\">collection of videos<\/a> on YouTube that show how to do 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