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What do you like best about Gmsh?

How powerful the software is and that it just *works*. Fixed many issues for me in my FE modeling projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

Nomenclature is non-standard and unintuitive at times. Menu style is very unusual, simple tools and features are buried in places they don't belong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

Complex meshes driven by real-world data, especially through noisier imaging modalities, often have errors and overlapping geometry. Gmsh can help fix that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Gmsh?

Gmsh is a free 3D finite element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor. Its design goal is to provide a fast, light and user-friendly meshing tool with parametric input and advanced visualization capabilities. Gmsh is built around four modules: geometry, mesh, solver and post-processing. The specification of any input to these modules is done either interactively using the graphical user interface, in ASCII text files using Gmsh's own scripting language (.geo files), or using the C++, Python or C API.

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Gmsh is a free 3D finite element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor. Its design goal is to provide a fast, light and user-friendly meshing tool with parametric input and advanced visualization capabilities. Gmsh is built around four modules: geometry, mesh, solver and post-processing. The specification of any input to these modules is done either interactively using the graphical user interface, in ASCII text files using Gmsh's own scripting language (.geo files), or using the C++, Python or C API.


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1999
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Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
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4.0 out of 5
"Powerful, but complex software for editing meshes. If it can be done, Gmsh can do it."
How powerful the software is and that it just *works*. Fixed many issues for me in my FE modeling projects.
Marco Aurélio d.
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5.0 out of 5
"Great tool for meshing"
the possible to use scripts, free and can be used in different platforms
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4.5 out of 5
"A flexible and dynamic meshing environment, completely opensource."
Fast processing Simple GUI Ease scripting
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What do you like best about Gmsh?

The best part of Gmsh is that it's open-soruce. Meshers are generally expensive and complex so the open-sourceness is it's main advantage. Secondly, despite being open source, it's pretty powerful! It allows you to make structured and unstructured meshes and import complex geometries from other softwares. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

Most of the complex options aren't available through the GUI, so scripting is required. Also the GUI sometimes mess up with the backend script, so the scripting part is pretty much mandatory. Finally, there scripting is not intuitive at all, and the documentation is weak. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Gmsh:

Start with the scripting. The GUI is intended to ease the scripting, not to replace it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work in computational biomechanics of the heart so I mesh hearts, ventricles atrias and related biomedical devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Gmsh?

3d finite element mesh generator.

Can import different geometry formats and mesh it easily using tetrahedral mesh. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

Script language is limited.

Hex mesh is a bit tricky.

Not as such disadvantages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Gmsh:

For meshing it can be used without any doubt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

During my college project I've used it. Absolutely loved it by its results.

I was desinging a Y channel for effective mixing and for meshing I've used gmsh. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Gmsh?

Easy to install, use and create 3D geometries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

Controlling colors for different geometries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use the 3D discretization created by Gmsh for solving 3D EIT inverse problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sai Preetham Reddy A.
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What do you like best about Gmsh?

One can create mesh using commands as a script language in a text file Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

More training examples can make usage very easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used Gmsh software to create mesh(preprocess) before using this file in other software for solving.

I used it in fluid mechanics projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Gmsh?

Fast processing

Simple GUI

Ease scripting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

GUI Cold include additional options to mesh complex geometry like selection option and mesh setting specifying options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

CFD Problems for flow-through tunnels for multiphysics applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Gmsh?

It is user friendly, easy to learn and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

It has bug.

Keeps shutting down at times.

The instructions in the script do not reflect at times to the drawing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was trying to make a c section airfoil. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Marco Aurélio d.
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What do you like best about Gmsh?

the possible to use scripts, free and can be used in different platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

absence of a good boundary layers approach, fewer export options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

3d boundary layers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Gmsh?

User process control of meshing is superb. Really appreciate the command line scripting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

Steep learning curve. User manual not clear in several topics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Gmsh:

Keep practicing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

Meshes for heat transfer problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Gmsh?

Gmsh is an open-source and can couple with Google Cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Gmsh?

GUI is not very user-friendly at the first use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Gmsh solving and how is that benefiting you?

I coupled Gmsh with my solver DMRI-Cloud to solve the diffusion MRI problem on the Cloud. It is promising for scientific reproductivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.