You can export the warped and/or windage shape of a model in a native CAD format, so that it can be opened in another application.
- Ensure that when you import the original CAD model into your study you select the default Direct Import using Autodesk Moldflow Design Link option,
- Do not delete the original CAD models from your study,
- Export the warped shape in the standard manner. In the Export Warpage Mesh/Geometry dialog, under Format, select CAD File.
- Set the
Direction and
Scale factor.
Note: Make sure that the scale factor is not too large. It may lead to self-intersecting faces. No valid solid models can be created with such faces, and the CAD model export fails.
- You can export models as both .sat (v7) or .step files.
Note: Having good quality CAD models is essential for this feature to work properly. Multiple translations may introduce defects in the CAD models. In addition, reconstruction may fail for sliver faces.
Partial export
If it is not possible to reconstruct all the surfaces, a partially reconstructed model is exported. When it occurs, once the export is complete you see a message similar to this one:
Make sure that you check the model in the CAD software before proceeding any further.