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Meshes
This page describes the types of meshes which can be used by MachLine and some tips for creating realiable meshes.
MachLine meshes should be watertight and represent solid bodies (no thin-wing representations). MachLine can only handle triangular panels. Mesh files containing higher-order polygons will be rejected. MachLine outputs all results files as .vtk files, and the .vtk file is the preferred mesh type when running MachLine.
For all these mesh types, MachLine is only able to read in ASCII. Binary files are not allowed.
MachLine can read in a .vtk mesh file. Certain types of .vtk files define multiple points per line in the POINTS section. MachLine does not detect this, and so such mesh files are not allowed. The .vtk file should have only on point defined per line.
MachLine can read in a .stl mesh file. The .stl files are the least efficient way to read in a mesh and will run slowest of the capabilities available in MachLine.
MachLine can read in a .tri mesh file. There are known issues with .tri files which are currently being looked into.