The Application menu contains Windows standard and Autodesk Simulation-specific commands. We assume you know standard Windows command functionality, so we present only features unique to Autodesk Simulation in this section. Some menu commands, such as Archive, are documented elsewhere in the Help.
You can combine two models in the FEA Editor environment.
Models from the second file are numbered starting with the next part number available in the current model.
You can repeat the merge process as needed to create assemblies from multiple models. The following table summarizes the merge capabilities:
Item |
Merged? |
CAD Geometry and Meshes |
Yes |
Hand-built Meshes |
Yes |
Element Types |
Yes |
Nodal loads and Boundary Conditions |
No |
Face/Element Loads |
No |
Element Definition |
No |
Material Properties |
No |
Analysis Parameters |
No |
Local Coordinate Systems |
Yes |
Rotating Frames of Reference |
No |
Construction Objects |
No |
Drawing Planes |
No |
Sketches |
No |
Results |
No |
You can also save your file under a new name.
In the FEA Editor or Results environment, you can export your model to a different FEA format. Click Export
Third-Party FEA.
In the FEA Editor or Results environment, you can create a VRML file (*.wrl) to view in most web browsers. Click Export
Visualization Data.
You can also create a HOOPS Stream file (*.hsf) in the Results environment. However, the file type does not capture load and constraint icons, vector plots, and contours on line elements. To view the HOOPS Stream file in your web browser, download a free HSF viewer.
In the FEA Editor environment, you can export your model mesh and construction objects to a CAD format. The CAD file contains wireframe data, but no surface or solid information. Click Export
CAD Wireframe.
The following table summarizes the CAD format export support:
You can also create a HOOPS Stream file (*.hsf) in the Results environment. However, the file type does not capture load and constraint icons, vector plots, and contours on line elements. To view the HOOPS Stream file in your web browser, download a free HSF viewer.
Format |
Entities Exported |
|
AutoCAD DXF (*.dxf) |
Mesh lines only. Construction objects are not exported. |
|
CadKey (*.cdl) |
Mesh lines only. Construction objects are not exported. |
|
IGES (*.igs) |
Mesh lines and construction objects are exported to one of the following IGES entities: |
|
IGES Entity | IGES Type | |
Circle and Arcs | 100 | |
Line | 110 | |
Point | 116 | |
Rational B-Spline Curve | 126 |