{"id":463181,"date":"2026-09-01T09:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/problems-importing-files-from-discovery-to-fluent-meshing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:36:54","slug":"problems-importing-files-from-discovery-to-fluent-meshing","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/problems-importing-files-from-discovery-to-fluent-meshing\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems importing files from Discovery to Fluent Meshing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HI,<\/p>\n<p>In discovery I set the length scale to &#8220;large&#8221; in order to model a large domain for my airfoil analysis. When I try to import this file into fluent meshing, the file has the attribute &#8220;millimeters&#8221; and the imported surface is only a 1000&#215;1000 square (my domain si bigger). Instead, if I import a smaller geometry created using the length scale &#8220;standard&#8221; in discovery, the attribute in fluent meshing is &#8220;meters&#8221; (is correct). There is something that I can do in order to solve this problem?&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-463181","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-compatibility-2","topic-tag-error-3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HI, In discovery I set the length scale to &quot;large&quot; in order to model a large domain for my airfoil analysis. When I try to import this file into fluent meshing, the file has the attribute &quot;millimeters&quot; and the imported surface is only a 1000x1000 square (my domain si bigger). 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