Executable (+2)
Executable
| Platform | Path |
|---|---|
| Windows (local) | D:\software\gmsh\gmsh-4.15.0-Windows64\gmsh.exe |
| Linux/macOS | gmsh (install via package manager or pip install gmsh) |
| Python module | pip install gmsh (provides import gmsh) |
Supported Output Formats
| Format | Extension | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| MSH v2.2 | .msh |
BEM tools (BEMRosetta, Nemoh) |
| MSH v4.1 | .msh |
Default, full feature support |
| STL | .stl |
Visualization, 3D printing |
| VTK | .vtk |
ParaView visualization |
| UNV | .unv |
Salome, Code_Aster |
| Nastran BDF | .bdf |
ANSYS, Nastran FEA |
| Abaqus INP | .inp |
Abaqus FEA |
| Fluent DAT | .dat |
Fluent CFD |
| CGNS | .cgns |
CFD interoperability |
| MED | .med |
Salome/Code_Aster |
| SU2 | .su2 |
SU2 CFD |
| OFF | .off |
Geometry processing |
Mesh Algorithms
| ID | Name | Dimension | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MeshAdapt | 2D | Adaptive, good for complex geometries |
| 5 | Delaunay | 2D | Default 2D, robust general purpose |
| 6 | Frontal-Delaunay | 2D | Better quality triangles |
| 8 | DelQuad | 2D | Delaunay for quads (recombine) |
| 9 | Packing of Parallelograms | 2D | Structured-like quad meshing |
| 1 | Delaunay | 3D | Default 3D tetrahedral |
| 4 | Frontal | 3D | Better quality tets |
| 7 | MMG3D | 3D | Remeshing with MMG |
| 10 | HXT | 3D | Parallel Delaunay (fast) |