Modify CAD geometry with Autodesk SimStudio Tools

The Autodesk SimStudio Tools button automatically exports an imported CAD model and opens the model in Autodesk SimStudio Tools.

To use this tool, both Autodesk Moldflow Design Link software and Autodesk SimStudio Tools software must be installed on your system.

Note: This tool is supported for Dual Domain and 3D analysis technologies.

The current study must contain at least one CAD model (part or assembly) in a supported native geometry format, which has been imported by Direct Import using Autodesk Moldflow Design Link. At least one layer containing a CAD Body must be visible in the graphics pane.

  1. Click (Geometry tab > Modify panel > Autodesk SimStudio Tools).
  2. Select the CAD model you want to modify. Click on the CAD body in the graphics pane, or type the identifier in the Select box. Only one CAD model at a time can be modified.
    1. If more than one CAD model exists in the study, you are prompted to select the model you want to edit.
      Note: Assemblies contain more than one CAD body but are treated as a single model when using this tool. If you select a CAD body that is a component of an assembly, the entire assembly is exported.
  3. Click Apply. The selected CAD model is exported and opened automatically in Autodesk SimStudio Tools.
    Tip: Do not close the current Autodesk Moldflow Insight project until you have finished modifying CAD geometry with Autodesk SimStudio Tools.
    1. When you finish modifying the geometry, click Return to Moldflow (Autodesk SimStudio ToolsHome tab > Return > Return to Moldflow). The Autodesk SimStudio Tools program closes, and the modified CAD model is imported automatically into a new study in the current Autodesk Moldflow Insight project.
      Important: In the new study, the following settings specified in the original study are retained:
      • Material selection
      • Process settings
      • Mesh parameters, such as global edge length and local mesh density settings
      • Injection locations
      • Coolant inlets
      The following are deleted in the new study:
      • The original mesh on the selected CAD model
      • Boundary conditions other than injection locations and coolant inlets
      • Analysis results
  4. Click Close to close Autodesk SimStudio Tools.
Before you start an analysis in the new study, you must:
  1. Generate a mesh on any un-meshed geometry that is returned from Autodesk SimStudio Tools.
  2. Ensure that all retained settings, injection locations, and coolant inlets are correct.
  3. Reapply any required boundary conditions on the new mesh.
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