Different file formats can be imported for analysis. This section provides general guidelines for working with the supported file formats so that data is translated appropriately.
Importing a mold for a Cool analysis
- CAD/STL molds
- molds from Autodesk Inventor Tooling
Although molds created in Autodesk Inventor Professional (.sat) can be imported, you will have to create curves to represent the feed system and cooling channels, separately. For molds created in Autodesk Inventor Tooling (.sat), both the mold body and the curves will be imported during the import, removing the subsequent requirement to create curves for the feed system and cooling channels.
If you do not have a mold to import, you can use the Mold Surface Wizard to create a mold around your part, feed system and cooling system.
Importing a mold for a Conformal Cooling analysis
A CAD model of the mold that includes conformal cooling channels can be imported into the study as a CAD Mold Block, and used in the Cool (FEM) analysis. To add a CAD Mold Block for conformal cooling, click 
(). The mold will be imported and assigned the appropriate property, automatically.
- Autodesk Inventor Part (*.ipt)
- Autodesk Inventor Assembly (*.iam)
- Parasolid® (*.x_t, x_b)
- SAT (v4-v7) (*.sat)
- Pro/E Part (*.prt, prt.*)
- Pro/E Assembly (*.asm, asm.*)
- SolidWorks® Part (*.sldprt)
- SolidWorks® Assembly (*.sldasm)
- CATIA V5 (R6-R23) Part (*.catpart)
- CATIA V5 (R6-R23) Assembly (*.catproduct)
- UGS NX 9 (*.prt)
- Rhino 5.0 (*.3dm)
- Autodesk Shape Manager (*.smt, smb)