GAMBIT: Geometry and Mesh Generation
GAMBIT is Fluent’s geometry and mesh generation software. GAMBIT's single interface for geometry creation and meshing brings together most of Fluent's preprocessing technologies in one environment. Advanced tools for journaling let you edit and conveniently replay model building sessions for parametric studies. GAMBIT's combination of CAD interoperability, geometry cleanup, decomposition and meshing tools results in one of the easiest, fastest, and most straightforward preprocessing paths from CAD to quality CFD meshes.
As a state-of-the-art preprocessor for engineering analysis, GAMBIT has several geometry and meshing tools in a powerful, flexible, tightly-integrated, and easy-to use interface. GAMBIT can dramatically reduce preprocessing times for many applications. Most models can be built directly within GAMBIT's solid geometry modeler, or imported from any major CAD/CAE system. Using a virtual geometry overlay and advanced cleanup tools, imported geometries are quickly converted into suitable flow domains. A comprehensive set of highly automated and size function driven meshing tools ensures that the best mesh can be generated, whether structured, multiblock, unstructured, or hybrid. GAMBIT's range of CAD readers allow you to bring in any geometry, error free, into its meshing environment. GAMBIT also has an excellent boundary layer mesher for growing optimum grid cells off wall surfaces in your geometries for fluid flow simulation purposes.
Product Features
- Ease-of-Use
- GAMBIT has a single interface for geometry creation and meshing that brings together most of Fluent's preprocessing technologies in one environment. Advanced tools for journaling let you edit and conveniently replay model building sessions for parametric studies.
- CAD/CAE Integration
- GAMBIT can import geometry from virtually any CAD/CAE software in Parasolid, ACIS, STEP, IGES or native CATIA V4/V5 formats. Tolerant modeling and healing capabilities automatically provide connected solid geometry during import. Newly added CAD connections for SolidWorks®, Pro/ENGINEER®, UGS' NXT, Autodesk®, and Inventor ™ use native surface, connectivity and topology information, as well as eliminate the need to use a third party generic CAD format to translate your geometry model.
- Fast Modeling
- GAMBIT provides a concise and powerful set of solid modeling-based geometry tools. Using these, the fluid domain can be extracted from imported geometry and further decomposition can be performed using simple Boolean operations.
- CAD Cleanup
- GAMBIT's semi-automatic cleanup tools can be used to repair and prepare the geometry for high-quality meshing. Holes, overlapping faces, small features, and sharp corners, to name a few are quickly identified and various tools are directly accessible to resolve any problems.
- Intelligent Meshing
- Different CFD problems require different mesh types, and GAMBIT provides you with all of the options you need in a single package. GAMBIT's meshing toolkit lets you decompose geometries for structured hex meshing or perform automated hex meshing with control over clustering. Triangular surface meshes and tetrahedral volume meshes can be created within a single environment, along with Cartesian core, pyramids and boundary layers for hybrid meshing using automatic size distribution to correctly capture sharp curvature and small gaps. GAMBIT builds on Fluent's established leadership in tools for automated meshing combined with user control.
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"A significant reason I use GAMBIT is because I can import my geometry from Pro/E. It could be a detriment to our program if we had to rebuild the geometry from scratch. I really like the flexibility of GAMBIT meshing and the capacity to refine, tailor, and examine the mesh. Using GAMBIT has definitely advanced our analysis capabilities."