You can modify the geometry of an imported CAD solid model with
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.
To use this tool, 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 window. Supported CAD geometry formats include:
- Autodesk Inventor 2017,
(*.ipt)
- Autodesk Inventor 2017,
(*.iam)
-
SAT (v4 - v7)
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CATIA® V5 (R6-6R2016)
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Parasolid® up to V29
-
Pro/ENGINEER® Wildfire® 5.0
-
Solidworks 2015
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 to
Autodesk SimStudio Tools.
Autodesk SimStudio Tools automatically exports an imported CAD model and opens the model in
Autodesk SimStudio Tools so you can make changes to the model geometry.
When you choose to
Return to
Moldflow, or close the
Autodesk SimStudio Tools application, the modified CAD model is imported automatically into a new study. For the round-trip workflow to complete successfully, do not close the current
Autodesk Moldflow Insight project while you are modifying the model geometry with
Autodesk SimStudio Tools.
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
Before you start an analysis in the new study, you must generate a mesh on any unmeshed geometry that is returned from
Autodesk SimStudio Tools; ensure that all retained settings, injection locations, and coolant inlets are correct; and reapply any required boundary conditions on the new mesh.
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