What types of files can we open in gomboc? Do I have a chance to open the designs I made on Rhinoceros and maxsurf because I could not save it as a .boc file. What analyzes can I do or is there a simple user manual?
Hi,
First, in Gomboc, you can open files which match the following format:
- *.boc files – describe a Gomboc model, generally linked to several *.bic files and other files (*.js, *.pzf, *.iges, etc.)
- *.pz.csv files (or “PZ files”) – describe external data as a matrix of inputs and outputs, with format specific to Gomboc
- *.foil files – describe the geometry and structural properties of a foil
- For more information about the different file formats used in a Gomboc model, please refer to the manual section “Getting Started / Gomboc Overview”.
Now, I am not sure your question is about the hull, sail or foil designs, or other? The tutorial “How to build a Gomboc hydrodynamics model based on a hull geometry” explains how to include an *.iges geometry in a Gomboc hydrodynamics model. The section “Blocks / Block Reference / Sails” focuses on how to describe a sail geometry. The following answer will therefore focus on how to import/create a foil design in Gomboc.
So, you cannot open files made on Rhinoceros or MaxSurf and will have to enter the geometry of your foil using the Foil Editor (see “Getting Started / Gomboc GUI – Foil Editor” for an overview of the tool). We recommend to start from one of the existing foils of the project samples and modify it, or to use one of the templates from the top menu “Foil -> Templates” of the GUI.
The section “Foil / Foil file format” of the documentation decribes in details the structure and the elements of a *.foil file.
The saved geometry as a *.foil file can then be included in a ‘Foilboc’ block in *.boc/*.bic file (for example, see Gomboc-60/Foil/Foil01/Foil01.bic). The ‘Foilboc’ block (see”Blocks / Block Reference / Foilboc”) describes the foil model, notably:
- the bearings via the ‘Rotating01’ or the ‘Sliding01’ object
- the hydrodynamics via the ‘Analysis.Hydro’ object
- the structural mesh via the ‘Analysis.Structure’ object
- the Fluid-Structural-Interaction analysis via the ‘Analysis.FSI’ object (not available in the Community Edition)
- relevant information about foil model in Gomboc can be found in section “Foils”
Finally, if you need to study it is also possible to have a stand-alone foil model in Gomboc. Do not hesitate if you need more information regarding such a stand-alone model or if you want to know how to