{"id":247295,"date":"2023-01-23T18:29:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/distorted-geometry-in-spaceclaim\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T18:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T18:29:26","slug":"distorted-geometry-in-spaceclaim","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/distorted-geometry-in-spaceclaim\/","title":{"rendered":"Distorted Geometry in Spaceclaim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I created a deformed shape in a static structure which I exported as .pmdb (because that looked the best). Then I opened the pmdb file in SpaceClaim to export it out again as .sat file (I couldn&#8217;t export it as .sat from design modular). The purpose of this was to open the deformed geometry in HFSS.<\/p>\n<p>However, I can&#8217;t seem to convert the stl to solid body in SpaceClaim. I tried right-clicking on &#8220;solid body 1&#8221; -&gt; convert to solid -&gt; do not merge faces. However, I still see facets on the surface instead of a solid body.<\/p>\n<p>I would really appreciate your help on this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picture 1: Opened the pmdb file in Spaceclaim to export it as .sat to open in HFSS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/23-01-2023-1674498147-geo_in_spaceclaim.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"932\" height=\"581\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picture 2: Try right-clicking on &#8220;solid body 1&#8221; -&gt; convert to solid -&gt; do not merge faces. This was the result.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/23-01-2023-1674498243-geo_in_spaceclaim-after converting to solid body.PNG\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"775\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-247295","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["270697","13632"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.56.168.214"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["515"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["247295"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["13632","270697"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["247364"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["247364"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-01-24 15:40:58"]},"test":"s40patelryerson-ca"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/247295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/247295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}