Step-By-Step Tutorials

The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate the capabilities of Coreform Cubit for finite element mesh generation as well as provide a brief tutorial on the use of the software package. This chapter is designed to demonstrate step-by-step instructions for generating a simple mesh on a perforated brick.

The following activity demonstrates the basics of using Coreform Cubit to generate and mesh a geometry. By following these steps, you will become familiar with the basics of the command-line and GUI interfaces without stopping for detailed explanations. All the commands introduced in this tutorial are documented in subsequent chapters on this manual.

Here are a few tips for the examples in the tutorial:

• Focus on the instructions preceded with "Step" numbers. These walk you through a series of explicit activities that describe how to complete the task.
• Refer to the screen shots and other pictures that show what you should see on your own monitor as you progress through the tutorial.
• In this tutorial, command line options will look like this:

Coreform Cubit> <Your commands go here>

If you do not have the Graphical User Interface (GUI) version of Coreform Cubit, follow the steps in the right column below, otherwise, proceed through the steps on the left:

GUI	CL
Overview	Overview
Step 1	Step 1	Beginning Execution
Step 2	Step 2	Creating the Brick
Step 3	Step 3	Creating the Cylinder
Step 4	Step 4	Adjusting the Graphics Display
Step 5	Step 5	Forming the Hole
Step 6	Step 6	Setting Interval Sizes
Step 7	Step 7	Surface Meshing
Step 8	Step 8	Volume Meshing
Step 9	Step 9	Inspecting the Model
Step 10	Step 10	Defining Boundary Conditions
Step 11	Step 11	Exporting the Mesh

Additional Tutorials

ITEM Tutorial - A tutorial on the new ITEM wizard.

Power Tools GUI Tutorial - A tutorial on geometry decomposition and cleanup using the Power Tools on the new Coreform Cubit GUI.

Decomposition Tutorial - A series of webcutting hints and suggestions for creating sweepable volumes on various models.

Geometry Cleanup Process Flow - A flowchart on geometry cleanup and defeaturing.