Import Mesh Part or Meshing Sequence
Create a geometry object from an imported mesh.
Syntax
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Import");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).importData();
Description
Use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Import") to create a geometry import feature. Set the property sequence to the tag of another geometry sequence in the model.
Property
Value
Default
Description
color
none | custom | integer between 1 and the number of colors in the current theme
none
The color of the selection, either given as an integer indicating a color in the color theme, or as a custom color in the customcolor property. Coloring is only available when selresult in active.
customcolor
RGB-triplet
Next available theme color
The color to use. Active when color is set to custom.
mesh
String
none
Tag of meshing sequence or mesh part to import, or none to create a new mesh part from a mesh file.
meshfilename
String
 
Path to mesh file to import when mesh is set to none.
type
Mesh
 
Type of import.
selresult
on | off
off
Create selections of all resulting objects.
selresultshow
all | obj | dom | bnd | edg | pnt | off
dom
Show selections, if selresult is on, in physics, materials, and so on; in part instances; or in 3D from a plane geometry. obj is not available in a component’s geometry. dom, bnd, and edg are not available in all features.
selindividual
on | off
off
Create selections of individual objects.
selindividualshow
all | dom | bnd | edg | pnt | off
dom
Show selections of individual objects in physics, materials, and so on, or in part instances, when selindividual is on.
contributeto
String
none
Tag of cumulative selection to contribute to.
defectremoval
double
1.0
Relative size factor for identification local defects (3D only).
simplifymesh
on | off
on
Boolean specifying if the original mesh should be simplified (3D only).
simplifytol
double
0.01
Relative simplification tolerance (3D only).
When building, the import feature takes the finalized mesh (if the sequence imports a mesh) or the current mesh (if it is not an imported mesh) of the specified sequence and constructs a corresponding geometry object.
The method
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).importData()
imports the sequence again. The imported objects are represented using the COMSOL Multiphysics geometry modeler. The CAD Import Module’s geometry modeler (Parasolid) does not support these types of geometries.
If selresult is set to on, a selection is created for all resulting entities of each type (object, domain, boundary, edge, and point), for use in the geometry sequence. To access the object selection, use model.geom(<tag>).selection(<ftag>), where <tag> is the geometry tag and <ftag> is the feature tag. To access the other selections, use model.geom(<tag>).selection(<ftag>.<lvl>), where <tag> is the geometry tag, <ftag> is the feature tag, and <lvl> is one of dom, bnd, edg, or pnt. If, in addition, selresultshow is set to a value other than off, all or some of these selections appear for use outside the geometry sequence. To access these selections, use model.selection(<tag>_<ftag>_<lvl>), where <tag> is the geometry tag, <ftag> is the feature tag, and <lvl> is one of dom, bnd, edg, or pnt.
If selindividual is set to on, a selection is created for all resulting entities of each type (object, domain, boundary, edge, and point) of each individual object, for use in the geometry sequence. To access the object selections, use model.geom(<tag>).selection(<otag>), where <otag> is a tag derived from the name of the imported object. For standard object names of the form <ftag>(<n>), where <n> is an object number, the corresponding <otag> is <ftag>_<n>. To access the other selections, use model.geom(<tag>).selection(<otag>_<lvl>), where <otag> is a tag derived from the name of the imported object. If, in addition, selindividualshow is set to a value other than off, all or some of these selections appear for use outside the geometry sequence. To access these selections, use model.selection(<tag>_<otag>_<lvl>), where <otag> is a tag derived from the name of the imported object. For standard object names of the form <ftag>(<n>), where <n> is an object number, the corresponding <otag> is <ftag>_<n>.