Installation — Standalone
Instructions for installing a node-locked license of Coreform Cubit on a standalone computer.
Coreform Cubit tutorials
Get help with installation, learn how to use Coreform Cubit features, or follow a PDF tutorial at your own pace using the example files provided below.
We are in the process of transitioning our tutorial content from the Trelis brand to the Coreform Cubit brand. Outside that naming change, the Trelis tutorials are still accurate.
Getting started
Installation
Installation — Network
Instructions for installing a floating license of Coreform Cubit on a network.
Overview
Coreform Cubit Introduction
Overview of the Coreform Cubit GUI, including toolbars, command panels, etc.
Video tutorials
Visit the Coreform YouTube channel for more videos.
ITEM Wizard
Using the ITEM Wizard to guide you through the meshing process from importing to preparation to exporting.
Decomposition
Creating meshable volumes in Coreform Cubit.
Extended Selection
Using Python to create filters for the Extended Selection tool.
Defeaturing
Using power tools to clean up a model in preparation for meshing.
Cube With Hollow Sphere
Using symmetry to mesh a cube volume that has a hollow sphere inside.
Boolean Operations
Using powerful Boolean operations to intersect, subtract, and unite volumes in Coreform Cubit.
Journal Files
Understanding the powerful use of journal files to save and share Coreform Cubit commands.
IDless Journal Files
Sandia National Laboratories' Cubit tutorial on using IDLess journal files. Applicable to Coreform Cubit.
Vertex Types
Sandia National Laboratories' Cubit tutorial on vertex types. Applicable to Coreform
Cubit.
Sample files: example19_1.cub, example19_2.cub
Pillowing
Sandia National Laboratories' Cubit tutorial on pillowing. Applicable to Coreform
Cubit.
Sample files: example20_1.cub, example20_2.cub
Localizing the GUI
Create Qt translation source and message files for localizing the Coreform Cubit GUI, such as changing menus, tooltips, and prompts to another language.
X-ray Selection
Using X-Ray selection to select entities that are hidden behind other entities.
Partial Sphere
One method for meshing a partial sphere using Coreform Cubit.
Midsurfaces
Using the midsurface command to create multisurfaces midway between pairs of surfaces.
Import/Export Toolbars
Custom toolbars can be shared with other Coreform Cubit users.
Suggest a Video
Want to learn more about using Coreform Cubit? Suggest a video tutorial.
Step-by-step tutorials
- PDF Tutorials
- Getting
Started Tutorial (PDF)
Create simple geometry, materials, boundary conditions, and mesh using Coreform Cubit - ITEM Tutorial
(PDF)
A tutorial on the new ITEM wizard. (Also see the video Power Tools: ITEM) - Power Tools GUI
Tutorial (PDF)
A tutorial on geometry decomposition and cleanup using the Power Tools on the new Cubit GUI - Decomposition
Tutorial (PDF)
A series of webcutting hints and suggestions for creating sweepable volumes on various models.
(Also see the video Decomposition Overview) - Boundary Layer Tutorial (PDF)
A tutorial on creating boundary layers for external and internal fluid flow
- Getting
Started Tutorial (PDF)
- Tutorial Model Files
- Power Tools Example File (knuckle.sat)
- Decomposition Files (decomposition_example_files.zip)
- ITEM Example File (item-example.sat)
- Boundary Layer External Flow (blade.sat)
- Boundary Layer Internal Flow (bend.sat)
- "Cubit 100" and "Cubit 200" tutorials (courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories)
- Cubit 100
- Lecture 1: Introduction
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 2: Interface basics
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 3: Getting started
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 4: The Basic CUBIT Process
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 5: Usability Tools
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 6: Geometry Tools
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 7: CUBIT Power Tools
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 8: The Immersive Topology Environment for Meshing (ITEM)
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 9: Meshing Schemes
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 10: Geometry for Sweeping
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 11: Mesh Control
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 1: Introduction
(PPT | PDF)
- Cubit 200
- Lecture 12: Geometry for Sweeping II
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 14: Geometry Cleanup for Contiguous Assembly Meshing
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 15: Customization and Scripting
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 16: Cubit Scripting with Python
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 17: Id-less Journal Files
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 18: Local Mesh Modification (optional)
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 19: Vertex Types and Sweeping
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 20: Improving the Quality of Existing Hex Meshes
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 21: Sculpt
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 23: Boundary Layers (optional)
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 24: Mesh Scaling
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 25: Advanced Usability Tools (optional)
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 26: Tetrahedral Meshing Best Practices
(PPT | PDF)
- Lecture 12: Geometry for Sweeping II
(PPT | PDF)
- Zipped files
- Cubit 100
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