# Griddle **URL:** https://forum.itascainternational.com/c/griddle/10.md [Latest](https://forum.itascainternational.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.itascainternational.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.itascainternational.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Griddle category](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/about-the-griddle-category/17)
**Author:** [@jhazzard](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/jhazzard)\ **Replies:** 0
Griddle offers engineers and scientists both automatic, interactive, and easy-to-use surface meshing and volume grid generation capabilities for FLAC 3D , 3DEC , and many other engineering modeling formats, including A… --- ## [Planarity in mesh generated with Griddle](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/planarity-in-mesh-generated-with-griddle/2268)
**Author:** [@stephaneBeaussier](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/stephaneBeaussier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/planarity-in-mesh-generated-with-griddle/2268 "2026-01-20T13:20:47Z")
Hi, I have recently started using Griddle for meshing. And I found that the mesh I generate have a bad planarity of zone faces compared to other generation methods (which makes sens in a way as Griddle is used to handle… --- ## [Cutting Volume Griddle Mesh with Surface Mesh](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/cutting-volume-griddle-mesh-with-surface-mesh/2215)
**Author:** [@Zakaria](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Zakaria)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/cutting-volume-griddle-mesh-with-surface-mesh/2215 "2025-08-29T07:07:04Z")
Hello everyone, I’m trying to cut a volume mesh (generated with griddle) using a surface mesh (lithology remeshed with griddle), but the \_MeshSplit command doesn’t seem to work. The volume is a closed mesh and it’s the … --- ## [Griddle Extrusion](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/griddle-extrusion/2089)
**Author:** [@Zakaria](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Zakaria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/griddle-extrusion/2089 "2025-05-24T01:21:22Z")
Hello everyone, I’m using the extrude mesh option in Griddle to generate a 3D mesh by extruding a surface mesh, and I want to keep the same zoning throughout the depth of the model. I have two questions: If I plan to … --- ## [Is Griddle library available in Rhino with Python?](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/is-griddle-library-available-in-rhino-with-python/1860)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_Mora](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Carlos_Mora)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/is-griddle-library-available-in-rhino-with-python/1860 "2025-02-20T19:18:06Z")
Hi Itascans, I would like to create some similar volume meshes with Griddle, could I automatize the process using Python in Rhino? Thanks! --- ## [Meshing problem or object problem](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/meshing-problem-or-object-problem/1618)
**Author:** [@ShivamPandey](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/ShivamPandey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/meshing-problem-or-object-problem/1618 "2024-08-06T16:15:08Z")
may i now hat is the problem in ooject or geometry when importing showing some figure \[Nigahislopedesign35.stl - Google Drive\](https://Object design) Please help with this --- ## [Volume mesh problem and radial edges](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/volume-mesh-problem-and-radial-edges/1176)
**Author:** [@Umer99](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Umer99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/volume-mesh-problem-and-radial-edges/1176 "2023-09-20T07:13:05Z")
Dear all, I’m facing an issue with volume mesh creation in Rhino using a griddle. See the attached images for clarity(Screenshot\_18\_01). The outer (black) mesh has an edge length of 1.5, the red is 1, and the blue is 0.… --- ## [Save volume mesh as f3grid file from Rhino using griddle](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/save-volume-mesh-as-f3grid-file-from-rhino-using-griddle/1171)
**Author:** [@Umer99](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Umer99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/save-volume-mesh-as-f3grid-file-from-rhino-using-griddle/1171 "2023-09-12T13:15:47Z")
Dear all, I’ve generated a volume mesh in Rhino using Griddle. However, I’m facing challenges when trying to save this mesh as an .f3grid file for FLAC3D. Each time I attempt to save, it defaults to a different format. … --- ## [Grid of neighbored sections are not sharing same gridpoints after BlockRanger](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/grid-of-neighbored-sections-are-not-sharing-same-gridpoints-after-blockranger/603)
**Author:** [@Sen](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Sen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/grid-of-neighbored-sections-are-not-sharing-same-gridpoints-after-blockranger/603 "2023-07-19T09:05:02Z")
Hello everyone, when I create the mesh with BlockRanger for different geometries the mesh between two sections is not ‘conformal’. My Problem is that the elements of the tunnel shell (‘Schale’) and the surrounding Soi… --- ## [Useful Rhino 7 commands to work with engineering models](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/useful-rhino-7-commands-to-work-with-engineering-models/512)
**Author:** [@apyatigorets](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/apyatigorets)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/useful-rhino-7-commands-to-work-with-engineering-models/512 "2022-05-16T06:04:33Z")
Rhino has very large set of commands to operate on 3D geometries. The full list can be found here: Command Quick Reference | Rhino 3-D modeling The pdf document attached here outlines Rhino commands that are very often … --- ## [Tips for dealing with extremely short mesh edges?](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/tips-for-dealing-with-extremely-short-mesh-edges/314)
**Author:** [@JBurden](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/JBurden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/tips-for-dealing-with-extremely-short-mesh-edges/314 "2022-03-04T22:22:38Z")
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with extremely short edges when working with multiple intersecting surface meshes in Rhino/Griddle? I often find that after using GInt, the resulting surface meshes, while conformal… --- ## [Assembled mesh generation](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/assembled-mesh-generation/221)
**Author:** [@Francesco\_IT](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Francesco_IT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/assembled-mesh-generation/221 "2022-02-11T08:10:56Z")
Hi, I needed to generate a volume mesh starting from a surface with some “imprinted” curves. This surface is the upper surface of a slab and the curves define areas with different loads. These areas have to be used in …