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A. CAD Interoperability
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2001, Wildfire (1 and 2)
NX 1.0, 2.0
2003 (sp4), 2004
R8, R9
15, 16
2004 DX, 2005
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R2-R13
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4.0, 5.2, 5.3
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The Geometry Interface license can be run in reader mode for all
licenses. The Geometry Interface can be run in plug-in mode for the
CAD software listed under Associative
Detailed CAD support listing in Simulation online help
IGES Geometry Interface reader is free
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CAD Interoperability
There are various items which can be brought in from
supported CAD systems when models are attached:
Geometry import
Spot weld import
Parameter import
Material property import
Coordinate system import
Named selection import
Motion loads import
CAD attribute processing
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Geometry Import
For CAD-related settings, importing solid,
surface, or line bodies is available
One cannot import a part with mixed solids
and surfaces.
Assemblies with mixed solids and surfaces
are OK.
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DesignModeler
Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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DesignModeler
Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
Availability
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DesignModeler
Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
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CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
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DesignModeler
Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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CAD Associativity
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Although the toggle is not available for DM and ProE, this does
not mean that these systems do not support associativity. DM
and ProE support associativity, just not the ability to toggle
associativity off.
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DesignModeler
Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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Do Smart Update
Smart Update is a method by which the
updating of assemblies is sped up if the
assembly contains unmodified components.
Currently, only Inventor and Unigraphics
support Smart Update feature
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SolidWorks
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Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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Parameter Import
Dimensions of CAD features can be
imported into Simulation
By turning on this feature (default), any
dimension with the user-defined prefix or
suffix (default is DS) will be imported into
Simulation as a parameter
Only dimensions for features will be imported
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Parameter Import
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Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
CATIA V4
CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
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Unigraphcis
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Inventor
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Mechanical Desktop
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CATIA V5
ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
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Unigraphics
SolidWorks
Inventor
Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
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ACIS (SAT)
Parasolid
IGES
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Unigraphics
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Solid Edge
Mechanical Desktop
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Parasolid
IGES
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CAD System
DesignModeler
Pro/ENGINEER
Unigraphics
SolidWorks
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Solid Edge
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Vertex
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Edge
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Face
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Body
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One may wish to compare the results of two different load cases, as shown here
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Updating Geometry
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Parasolid
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All loads will have the same values as before, even if volumes,
surfaces, or edges change in volume, area, or length:
The magnitude of all loads will remain constant. For example:
If force was applied on a surface and the surface area
increased, the force magnitude remains the same but results in
the force per unit area decreasing
If pressure was applied on a surface and the surface area
increased, the pressure value remains the same, but this
results in more force overall being applied on the surface
The orientation of loads will not change, either
For structural loads, if a direction is specified using existing
geometry, the direction of the load will not change even though
the geometry used for load orientation has changed
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C. Parameter Manager
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Understanding Parameters
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The last column indicates whether the solution has been performed. The
types of status indicators are Done, Ready, and Obsolete
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DesignXplorer and
DesignXplorer VT can be used
to examine the effect input
parameters have on output
parameters.
After running the analysis,
through XY graphs, response
surface plots, sensitivity pie
charts, and spider plots, the
user can get a better
understanding of which
parameters affect certain
output and by what degree.
This extends the use of
parameters far beyond what is
possible with the Parameter
Manager.
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D. Workshop 9
Workshop 9 Parameter Manager
Goal:
Use the Parameter Manager to specify changes to the load
magnitude and material properties of the model shown below
and solve all scenarios at one time.
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