Geometric Modeling

• Topologic relationship
• Entities:
  
  • Points.
  • Straight lines, arcs, NURBS and polylines.
  • Planar, Coon, NURBS surfaces and surf-meshes.
  • Volumes
• Tools
  • NURBS modeling
  • Polygonal modeling
  • Boolean Cut
  • Boolean Intersect
  • Boolean Subtract
  • Boolean Union
  • Construction objects
  • Intersections
  • Contacts
  • Extrude
  • Mirror
  • SmoothMesh
  • Deform
  • Layers
  • Fit Views to All
  • Multiple views

Rendering

• Filled
• Flat lighting
• Smooth lighting

Importing Geometry

• Formats:
  
  • IGES, DXF, VDA, PARASOLID, ACIS, Shapefile, Rhinoceros.
  • Batch files.
  • From mesh: NASTRAN, STL, VRML, 3D Studio, GiD mesh.
• Problems that GiD solves:
  
  • Tolerance.
  • Entities conversion y topologic reconstruction.
  • Gaps.
  • Needs of correction filters

Exporting

• Geometry:
  
  • IGES
  • ACIS
  • DXF
• Mesh:
  
  • GiD format
  • NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus (.bas)
  • User defined mesh output (STL, VRML, DXF, UNV, POV-Ray etc.)

Calculating with a remote server

• You can extend GiD capabilities using ProcServer.
• ProcServer sends the the mesh created by GiD to a remote server, which calculates the results.
• ProcServer is totally integrated within GiD.