General Procedure for Importing Data from Meshes

The general procedure in this topic applies only when you select File > Process multiple Designs > Import field designs. During the import of the data for a field design, one of these behaviors occurs:

  • The geometric deviations between the measurement (the design) and the reference mesh are determined.

  • A field data object is transferred to the reference mesh.

The following steps are performed during the import:

  1. Import the reference mesh.

  2. For each design:

    1. Import the design mesh and design field data.

    2. Optionally change the position of the design mesh.

    3. Perform a geometric search that associates segments and nodes of both meshes to each other.

    4. Optionally determine the coordinate deviations between both boundaries.

    5. Optionally project the coordinate deviation vectors onto the normal vectors of the boundary of the reference mesh (recommended for small deviations).

    6. Map field data from the design mesh topology to the reference mesh.