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Table of Contents
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Geometry Interface Support ................................................................................................................... 3
Linux ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Windows .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Project Schematic Presence Related to CAD Integration ........................................................................... 9
Geometry Preferences ...................................................................................................................... 9
Compare Parts on Update ..................................................................................................................... 24
Mixed Import Resolution ...................................................................................................................... 25
CAD Configuration Manager ................................................................................................................. 25
Named Selection Manager .................................................................................................................... 26
Caveats and Known Issues .................................................................................................................... 29
Installation and Licensing ........................................................................................................................ 31
AIM Interoperability ................................................................................................................................. 33
File Format Support .................................................................................................................................. 35
ACIS (*.sat, *.sab) ................................................................................................................................... 36
AutoCAD (*.dwg, *.dxf ) ......................................................................................................................... 37
Autodesk Inventor (*.ipt, *.iam) .............................................................................................................. 39
Autodesk Inventor Reader (*.ipt, *.iam) ............................................................................................ 40
Autodesk Inventor Associative Geometry Interface (*.ipt, *.iam) ....................................................... 42
BladeGen (.bgd) .................................................................................................................................... 44
CATIA (*.model, *.exp, *.session, *.dlv, *.CATPart, *.CATProduct) ............................................................... 44
CATIA V4 Reader (*.model, *.exp, *.session) ...................................................................................... 45
CATIA V5 Reader (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct) ...................................................................................... 47
CATIA V5 Associative Geometry Interface (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct) .................................................. 50
CATIA V6 Reader (*.3dxml) .............................................................................................................. 54
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling (*.pkg, *.bdl, *.ses, *.sda, *.sdp, *.sdac, *.sdpc) ......................................... 55
Creo Parametric (*.prt, *.asm) ................................................................................................................ 58
Creo Parametric Reader (*.prt, *.asm) ............................................................................................... 58
Creo Parametric Associative Geometry Interface (*.prt, *.asm) .......................................................... 60
ANSYS DesignModeler (.agdb) .............................................................................................................. 67
GAMBIT (*.dbs) ..................................................................................................................................... 71
IGES (*.igs, *.iges) .................................................................................................................................. 73
JT Reader (*.jt) ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Monte Carlo N-Particle (*.mcnp) ............................................................................................................ 77
NX (*.prt) .............................................................................................................................................. 77
NX Reader (*.prt) ............................................................................................................................ 78
NX Associative Geometry Interface (*.prt) ........................................................................................ 80
Parasolid (*.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin) ............................................................................................ 84
Rhinoceros (*.3DM) ............................................................................................................................... 86
SketchUp ............................................................................................................................................. 86
Solid Edge (*.par, *.asm, *.psm, *.pwd) .................................................................................................... 87
SolidWorks (*.sldprt, *.sldasm) ............................................................................................................... 91
SolidWorks Reader (*.sldprt, *.sldasm) ............................................................................................. 91
SolidWorks Associative Geometry Interface (*.sldprt, *.sldasm) ......................................................... 93
SpaceClaim (*.scdoc) ............................................................................................................................ 95
SpaceClaim Associative Plug-In ....................................................................................................... 96
STEP (*.stp, *.step) ................................................................................................................................. 97
ANSYS Teamcenter Connection ................................................................................................................ 99
SpaceClaim ............................................................................................................................................. 107
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CAD Integration
SpaceClaim Installation Guidelines ...................................................................................................... 110
ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler (SCDM) Behavior in the Project Schematic ...................................... 111
Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................................................. 113
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 115
General Errors Related to CAD Integration ........................................................................................... 115
ACIS Errors Related to CAD Integration ................................................................................................ 116
Autodesk Inventor Errors Related to CAD Integration ........................................................................... 117
CATIA Errors Related to CAD Integration .............................................................................................. 117
Creo Parametric Errors Related to CAD Integration ............................................................................... 117
NX Errors Related to CAD Integration .................................................................................................. 118
Parasolid Errors Related to CAD Integration ......................................................................................... 118
Solid Edge Errors Related to CAD Integration ....................................................................................... 118
SolidWorks Errors Related to CAD Integration ...................................................................................... 118
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 119
Updates ................................................................................................................................................... 121
Index ........................................................................................................................................................ 123
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CAD Readers
ACIS (*.sat, *.sab) (p. 36)
Autodesk Inventor Reader (*.ipt, *.iam) (p. 40)
ANSYS BladeGen (.bgd) (p. 44)
CATIA V4 Reader (*.model, *.exp, *.session) (p. 45)
CATIA V5 Reader (*.CATPart, *.CATProduct) (p. 47)
CATIA V6 Reader (*.3dxml) (p. 54)
Creo Parametric Reader (*.prt, *.asm) (p. 58)
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Overview
GAMBIT (*.dbs) (p. 71)
IGES (*.igs, *.iges) (p. 73)
JT Reader (*.jt) (p. 75)
Monte Carlo N-Particle (*.mcnp) (p. 77)
NX Reader (*.prt) (p. 78)
Parasolid (*.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin) (p. 84)
SolidWorks Reader (*.sldprt, *.sldasm) (p. 91)
STEP (*.stp, *.step) (p. 97)
Geometry Export
IGES (*.igs, *.iges) (p. 73)
ANSYS MAPDL (*.anf )
Monte Carlo N-Particle (*.mcnp) (p. 77)
Parasolid (*.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin) (p. 84)
STEP (*.stp, *.step) (p. 97)
For more detailed information about ANSYS CAD:
Introduction (p. 2)
Geometry Interface Support (p. 3)
Project Schematic Presence Related to CAD Integration (p. 9)
Mixed Import Resolution (p. 25)
CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25)
Named Selection Manager (p. 26)
Caveats and Known Issues (p. 29)
CAD Integration Installation and Licensing (p. 31)
CAD Integration File Format Support (p. 35)
CAD Integration SpaceClaim (p. 107)
CAD Integration Frequently Asked Questions (p. 113)
CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
CAD Integration Glossary (p. 119)
CAD Integration Updates (p. 121)
Introduction
With the understanding that all engineering simulation is based on geometry to represent the design,
there are several methods of accessing CAD models within ANSYS Workbench, depending upon the
level of integration and the interface products licensed at your site.
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Overview
Information about past, present and future platform support is viewable via the ANSYS, Inc. Web site
(Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
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Linux
Reader/Plug-In
Operating System
Red
Hat 6
SuSE
Linux
ES 11
Supported
Platform
Linux 64 (Intel
EM64T, AMD64)
READERS
2.4
IGES
Autodesk
Inventor
2015
JT
9.5
ACIS
25
ANSYS BladeGen
1
12
CATIA V4
4.2.4
CATIA V5
V56R2014
CATIA V5
(CADNexus
CAPRI CAE
Gateway
V3.20.0)
CATIA V6
R2013x
Creo Parametric
GAMBIT
Monte Carlo
N-Particle
NX
9.0
Parasolid
26.0
Rhinoceros
SketchUp
SolidWorks
2014
STEP
AP203,
AP214
PLUG-INS/PSEUDO-READER
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Overview
Reader/Plug-In
Operating System
Red
Hat 6
SuSE
Linux
ES 11
Supported
Platform
Linux 64 (Intel
EM64T, AMD64)
Autodesk
AutoCAD
2014
Creo
Elements/Direct
Modeling
19.0
Creo Parametric
2013
18.1
17.0
Creo Parametric 2.0
Wildfire 5.0
Autodesk
Inventor
2015
NX
9.0
8.5
8.0
2014
Solid Edge
ST7
ST6
SolidWorks
2014
2013
= supported
1. applicable only to ANSYS DesignModeler
2. not supported with AIM
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Windows
Reader/Plug-In
Operating System
Windows 7
Windows 8.1
Supported Platform
Intel EM64T, AMD64
READERS
4.2.4
CATIA V5
V56R2014
CATIA V5
(CADNexus
CAPRI CAE
Gateway
V3.20.0)
CATIA V6
R2013x
Creo Parametric
GAMBIT
2.4
IGES
Autodesk
Inventor
2015
JT
9.5
NX
9.0
Parasolid
26.0
Rhinoceros2
SketchUp2
ACIS
25
ANSYS BladeGen
1
12
CATIA V4
Monte Carlo
N-Particle 1
SolidWorks
2014
STEP
AP203,
AP214
PLUG-INS/PSEUDO-READER
Autodesk
AutoCAD
2014
2013
Creo
Elements/Direct
Modeling
19.0
18.1
Creo Parametric
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Overview
Reader/Plug-In
Operating System
Windows 7
Windows 8.1
Supported Platform
Intel EM64T, AMD64
READERS
Wildfire 5.0
Autodesk
Inventor
2015
2014
NX
9.0
8.5
10
8.0
ST7
ST6
2014
11
2013
2015
Solid Edge
SolidWorks
SpaceClaim
= supported
1. applicable only to ANSYS DesignModeler
2. support is limited to use via SpaceClaim (*.scdoc) (p. 95)
3. not supported with AIM
4. requires Pro/E Wildfire 5 M020 or later
5. requires CATIA V56R2014
6. requires installation of Autodesks Model Documentation Hotfix
7. requires CoCreate 18.1 M060 or later
8. requires Creo Parametric 2.0 M100 or later
9. requires Inventor 2014 SP1 or later
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Geometry Preferences
The following geometry preferences are accessible at the locations named below and vary in name
depending on the location.
Workbench Options: Accessible via Workbench> Tools> Options> Geometry Import to set the default
values of the preferences. A checked box indicates enable or yes, an unchecked box indicates disable
or no.
Workbench Project Schematic: Right-click the Geometry cell and choose Properties.
Mechanical application: Read-only indications of the settings are shown in the Details View of the
Geometry object.
The preferences are displayed in two categories:
Basic Geometry Options
Advanced Geometry Options
Project
Schematic
Selections
Solid Bodies
Solid Bodies
(check box)
(check box)
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Import Solid
Bodies
Description
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Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Surface Bodies
(check box)
(check box)
Import Surface
Bodies
Imports surface
bodies.[1 (p. 16)] The default
is Yes. This option is
controlled by the feature in
DesignModeler. The
preference applies to the
following:
ACIS Reader
AutoCAD
Autodesk Inventor
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
(Merged/sewn work
surfaces are not
supported. )
CATIA Reader
CATIA V5
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
Creo
Elements/Direct
Modeling
Creo Parametric
(formerly
Pro/ENGINEER)
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
GAMBIT Reader
IGES Reader
JT Reader
NX Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
Parasolid Reader
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Solid Edge
SolidWorks
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
STEP Reader
Line Bodies
Line Bodies
(check box)
(check box)
Import Line
Bodies
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Overview
Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
Project
Schematic
Selections
Parameters
Parameters
(check box)
(check box)
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Parameter
Processing
Description
Parameters>
Filtering
Prefixes and
Suffixes
(text filed)
Parameter Key
(text field)
Personal
Parameter Key
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Attributes
(check box)
(check box)
CAD Attribute
Transfer
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Overview
Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
CAD
Attributes>
Filtering
Prefixes
Project
Schematic
Selections
Attributes
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
CAD Attribute
Prefixes
Named
Selection
Processing
(text field)
(text field)
Named
Selections
Named
Selections
(check box)
(check box)
Description
ACIS Reader
CATIA V4 Reader
CATIA V5
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Creo
Elements/Direct
Modeling
Creo Parametric
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
Autodesk Inventor
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
NX Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
Solid Edge
SolidWorks
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
Named
Selections>
Filtering
Prefixes
Named
Selection Key
Named
Selection
Prefixes
Material
Properties
Transfer
(text field)
(text field)
Material
Properties
Material
Properties
(check box)
(check box)
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Overview
Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Analysis Type
Analysis Type
(drop down
menu)
(drop down
menu)
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Analysis Type
Description
On Project Schematic,
sets the geometry for a
2-D simulation or a 3-D
simulation.
In Options dialog box,
sets default for the
Project Schematic
setting.
In Details View, a read only
indication of the current
analysis type.
The preference applies to all
supported CAD systems and
to the DesignModeler
application.
CAD
Associativity
Use
Associativity
(check box)
(check box)
CAD
Associativity
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Overview
Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Creo Parametric
Associative
Geometry Interface
(always ON)
DesignModeler
NX Associative
Geometry Interface
Solid Edge
SolidWorks
Associative
Geometry Interface
Coordinate
Systems
Import
Coordinate
Systems
(check box)
(check box)
Import
Coordinate
Systems
Specifies whether
coordinate systems created
in the CAD application
should be imported into the
ANSYS Mechanical
application. The default is
No. The preference applies
to the following:
Autodesk Inventor
Associative
Geometry Interface
CATIA V4 Reader
CATIA V5
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
Creo
Elements/Direct
Modeling
Creo Parametric
Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
DesignModeler
NX Associative
Geometry Interface
and Reader
SolidWorks
Associative
Geometry Interface
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Import Work
Points
Import Work
Points
(check box)
(check box)
Reader Save
Part File
Reader mode
saves updated
file
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
(check box)
(check box)
Import Using
Instances
Import Using
Instances
(check box)
(check box)
Import Using
Instances
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Overview
Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Creo Parametric
Associative
Geometry Interface
DesignModeler
NX Associative
Geometry Interface
Parasolid Reader
Solid Edge
Smart Update
Smart CAD
Update
(check box)
(check box)
Do Smart
Update
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
not be refreshed
through the Smart
Update process.
Such parts will
always be
unmeshed
following update.
Compare Parts
On Update
Compare Parts
on Update
Compare Parts
on Update
Compare Parts
Tolerance
Compare Parts
Tolerance
Compare Parts
Tolerance
(drop-down)
(drop-down)
(drop-down)
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Overview
Workbench
Options>
Geometry
Import
Selections
Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
values or in the
mathematical
representation of
some geometry. It
is not intended to
hide true geometric
modifications.
Process
Enclosures
Enclosure and
Symmetry
Processing
Enclosure and
Symmetry
Processing
(check box)
(check box)
Decompose
Disjoint
Geometry
Decompose
Disjoint
Geometry
(check box)
(check box)
Mixed Import
Resolution
Mixed Import
Resolution
(drop-down)
(drop-down)
Decompose
Disjoint
Geometry
Mixed Import
Resolution
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Project
Schematic
Selections
Mechanical
application's
Geometry
Object Details
View Selections
Description
Mechanical application.
Solid means only solid(s)
from the part are transferred
to the ANSYS Mechanical
application. Surface means
only surface(s) from the part
are transferred to the ANSYS
Mechanical application. Line
means only line(s) from the
part are transferred to the
ANSYS Mechanical
application. Solid and
Surface means only solid(s)
and surface(s) from the part
are transferred to the ANSYS
Mechanical application.
Surface and Line means
only surface(s) and line(s)
from the part are transferred
to the ANSYS Mechanical
application. This option is
controlled by the feature in
DesignModeler.
Solid-Line Surface-Line
None
No import
No import
No
import
No import
Solid
Solid
Solid
Solid
No import
Surface
Surface
No
import
Surface
Line
No import
Line
Line
Solid and
Surface
Solid and
Surface
Solid
Surface
Surface and
Line
Surface
Line
Surface and
Line
Surface
Line
This processing becomes significant after handling the basic import options (e.g. if a part is Solid-SurfaceLine, if only Import Solids is selected, then only solid bodies would be imported) regardless of the Mixed
Import Resolution (p. 25).
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Overview
However, when transferring the model from the ANSYS DesignModeler application to the ANSYS
Mechanical application for a 3D Analysis, the basic import options and Mixed Import Resolution (p. 25)
option are not applicable. All unsuppressed bodies/parts in the model will be transferred to the ANSYS
Mechanical application.
Note
In the case of a 2D analysis, you should suppress all solid bodies in DesignModeler for a
successful transfer.
Post-Import Script
A script that will be executed after the completion of the attach of an active geometry when using the
Workbench button in the ANSYS menu inside the CAD system. This extensible functionality allows you
to create and import into a specified system, set geometry import preferences for the import and execute
other scriptable functionality. Simple example scripts can be found in ANSYS_InstallDir\aisol\CommonFiles\CommonPages\PostImportScripts.
Note
The Non-Associative setting for Compare Parts on Update depends on the entities from
the updated model being in the same order as the original model. If that order changes at
any level, that part will be marked as modified. For most CAD systems if the CAD session
remains open the order is more likely maintained then if the CAD is shut down and the
model reopened. For those geometry imports that support associativity the associative option
for Compare Parts on Update is the preferred mechanism.
The Compare Parts on Update feature is not supported for line bodies.
If the final existing instance of a part is modified such that it is no longer instanced, an associative
Compare Parts on Update may result in both the un-modified and the modified part being marked
as un-meshed, due to a change in the transformation matrix of the un-modified part.
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Accessibility
From the Tools menu in ANSYS Workbench, select Options to display a dialog box and then, select
Geometry Import. The Advanced Options category includes the Compare Parts on Update option.
The choices are:
No (default): No post-update comparison will be attempted and all bodies/parts included in the update
will be marked as dirty and needing remeshed.
Associatively: Searches through the part data to find appropriately matching entities for comparison
based on their associative data. This option is slower because of that search but provides the best
option if parts or bodies are reorganized or added to or deleted from. The Associatively option is
the recommended comparison option and should be used exclusively if the model utilizes merged
topology from the DesignModeler application.
Non-Associatively: Generates a faster comparison but only does comparison on entities of a corresponding index (body 1 original -> body 1 updated). If bodies are not reorganized or added to or
deleted from this method should be adequate, as long as the original topology is preserved. You
should not use the Non-Associatively option when using merged topology options (Automatic or
Imprints) from the DesignModeler application.
The three options for Tolerance are:
Tight (default): the Tight setting identifies updates geometry with only very small deviations as unchanged.
Normal: the Normal setting allows a 100 times greater deviation than tight.
Loose: the Loose setting is 100 times greater than normal.
These deviations are intended to account for modest internal deviations that can sometimes be generated
in computational values or in the mathematical representation of some geometry. It is not intended to
hide true geometric modifications.
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Overview
CAD configuration is typically handled during the product installation; however, if you chose to skip
those steps, or if you make changes to your local CAD configuration between releases (for example,
you install, move, or update your CAD package, or remove it entirely), you can use this utility.
For platform specific information to use the CAD Configuration Manager, see:
ANSYS, Inc. Windows Installation Guide> Configuring CAD Products> Using the CAD Configuration
Manager
ANSYS, Inc. Linux Installation Guide> Configuring CAD Products> Using the CAD Configuration Manager
on Linux
Topics covered include:
Unconfiguring
Running the CAD Configuration Manager in Batch Mode
Uninstalling
Creo Parametric Configuration
NX Configuration
Configuring CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5
Notations
If the help for the CAD Configuration Manager does not load into your default browser, set the BROWSER
environment variable to the path of your HTML viewer (such as Mozilla or Firefox) and restart the CAD
Configuration Manager.
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The Named Selection Manager displays groups created only in this tool but the Plug-in (p. 119) will
continue to support those previously imported in earlier ANSYS releases. The Named Selections are always
listed alphabetically. The Named Selection Manager supports defining Name Selection Groups within
CAD through the following operations.
Create: Pre-select entities to designate for the NS Group, click on Create button and designate a name
for the group. Some CAD systems (e.g. Solid Edge and NX) allow the selection between the Create and
Naming operations.
Delete: Select a group from the Named Selection Manager list followed by clicking the Delete button.
The Delete option allows you to delete the chosen named selection. Note that a confirmation dialog
box does not appear before that deletion.
Rename: Select an entry from the Named Selection Manager group list, click on the Rename and
supply a new group name. The Rename option allows you to change the name of the selected group.
Replace: Pre-select entities to compose the Named Selection, click on Replace. The newly selected
set will replace the entities in the Named Selections. No previous entities will remain except those which
were selected at the time of the Replace operation.
Select/Deselect: Help tools which allow for verification of a Named Selection Groups contents.
Close: Closes the existing Named Selection Manager dialog.
Help: Opens ANSYS Workbench help.
Note that in the case of NX, the geometry selection dialog box will prompt you when to click the Select
option. To modify a named selection, select the entry in the list and click the Replace option. The
geometry selection dialog box will pop up again to let you modify the selection created earlier.
Vertex
Edge
Face
Part Level
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CAD System
Vertex
Edge
Face
Body
Part Level
Assembly Level
Part Level
Assembly Level
Part Level
Assembly Level
Part Level
Assembly Level
DesignModeler
CATIA V5
Creo Parametric
Solid Edge
Part Level
Assembly Level
SolidWorks
NX
From an active CAD session, select the element (e.g. faces) of the model to which you want to apply a
named selection to the Named Selection Manager.
2.
Select Named Selection Manager from the ANSYS drop down menu to display a dialog box.
3.
4.
Enter a name for the selected element. Select OK to list the name in the ANSYS Named Selection dialog
box.
5.
Highlight the Named Selection to activate the Select, Replace, Rename, and Delete options in the dialog
box. Choose an option, and select Close.
6.
Import the active model into the desired application making sure to set the Named Selections preference
on and the Named Selections Key matching the desired sets for import.
7.
Select Workbench from the ANSYS drop down menu to start an ANSYS Workbench session.
8.
The CAD system icon in the Geometry cell of the Project Schematic indicates the model is loaded. Rightclick the Geometry cell to select Edit, or double-click cell.
9.
Choose desired length in the Units dialog box, and select OK. An object named Attach1 appears in the
tree outline.
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AIM Help
ANSYS AIM Help is viewable via the ANSYS Help Viewer.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.sat,*.sab)
Versions: 1.0 R25
Table 1: Import Preference Support for ACIS geometry interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes - Color
Yes - Color
Material Processing
Yes
Analysis Type
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3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
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Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
Yes
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit You should specify the length unit of the parts retrieved from the ACIS file in the Details
View. You can verify length units by checking the details of the Geometry or Part, which shows the
part's bounding box size. You should verify dimensions before solving. See Solving Overview.
Assembly Although the ACIS geometry format does not have an assembly entity, the application
supports ACIS files containing one or multiple bodies.
Hidden Parts
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in ACIS are skipped automatically by this interface.
Troubleshooting
See the ACIS Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 116) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
for detailed information.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: *.dwg , *.dxf
Table 2: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
Yes
Smart Update
No
No
Yes: for parts that include more than one body type (solid,
surface, line) with these selected for import.
No
Note
AutoCAD LT is not supported; you must have the full version of the product to perform an
import.
Notations
Entities which belong to layers which are invisible, frozen or turned off will be skipped during import.
AutoCAD mesh bodies, of type Polygon Mesh and Polyface Mesh, are not supported for import. Note
that when exporting Revit models to DWG the default solid type is Polyface. To generate a DWG file
with Workbench importable bodies, it is required that the Revit user select "ACIS Solids" in the Solids
tab of the DWG/DFX Export Setup dialog.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.ipt) and Assembly (*.iam)
Versions: .ipt (6 2015), .iam (11 2015)
Table 3: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
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No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden Parts Parts that are hidden or suppressed in Autodesk Inventor are skipped automatically
by this interface.
The reader currently does not support sketches from Inventor files.
Limited Entity Support for Inventor. The reader currently does not support some specific entities
resulting from advanced feature Inventor operations such as Lofting.
No Support for Layers.
The reader does not support filtering hidden bodies. Thus, all hidden
The reader does not support Weld symbols from Inventor Files.
BREP Color Limitation. Body colors are not supported for parts having multiple bodies with the
same number of faces. No color support for files created in a local, non-English Inventor Modeler.
Material Properties Limitation.
Only isotopic material properties and metric standard units (MPa, Kg, J) are supported.
Currently material properties for default Inventor material (that is,Generic shown in Inventor Modeler) are
not supported.
No Support for Free Form Surface.
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Troubleshooting
No known issues have been identified in the CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) section.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Table 4: Import Preference Support for Autodesk Inventor geometry interface
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
No
Yes
Material Processing
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Surface bodies in only the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
Work Points
Yes
No
Instancing
Yes
Smart Update
Yes
No
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Yes - for parts that include both Solid and surface bodies AND
the Import Solid and Import Surface preferences are set to
Yes
Notations
The Autodesk Inventor geometry interface also supports the Selective Update feature.
Assembly parts and sub-assemblies that are hidden, suppressed or disabled in Autodesk Inventor are
automatically excluded from import into ANSYS Mechanical and DesignModeler.
ANSYS Workbench automatically locks the length unit in the part or assembly to centimeters, which is
the unit used internally by Autodesk Inventor. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible.
The ANSYS Mechanical application user can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS Mechanical application data.
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Troubleshooting
See the Autodesk Inventor Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 117) section in CAD Integration
Troubleshooting (p. 115) for detailed information.
BladeGen (.bgd)
The interface works only when the ANSYS BladeEditor Plug-in (p. 119) is enabled and running. For detailed
information, see BladeGen and BladeEditor in the TurboSystem section of the ANSYS Workbench help.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.bgd)
Notations
The DesignModeler application imports ANSYS BladeGen on Windows systems only. The BladeGen import
produces a flow path, which is the air or fluid surrounding the blade. The import procedure is a threestep process:
1. Read the blade data from the BladeGen database,
2. Convert the data to Parasolid format, and
3. Read the Parasolid data into the DesignModeler application.
It is important to note the scaling factor when importing ANSYS BladeGen models. If an incorrect
Model Unit setting is chosen, it is possible that the ANSYS BladeGen model will fail to import into the
DesignModeler application. In some cases, tolerance issues will prevent the Parasolid conversion from
succeeding, or it may produce a distorted flow path. In these cases, try using a larger Model Unit setting.
ANSYS BladeGen database files must be updated with the Generate option prior to proceeding with
an analysis.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.model, *.exp, *.session)
Versions: 4.1.9 4.2.4
Table 5: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
Yes
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Yes
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden parts
interface.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in CATIA are skipped automatically by the geometry
Does not provide the functionality to read the modeling history maintained
VIEW or DITTO layers A layer belonging to VIEW or DITTO is not read. The layer filters for VIEW and
DITTO are different and are not supported. The layer 255 is meant only for DITTO, which is not supported.
Troubleshooting
See the CATIA Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 117) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
for detailed information.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) and Linux (p. 5)
platform is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.CATPart) and Assembly (*.CATProduct)
Versions: V5R8 V56R2014 (Windows) and V5R10 V56R2014 (Linux)
Table 6: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Material Processing
Yes (Windows)
No (Linux)
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
Yes (Windows)
No (Linux)
Work Points
Yes (Windows)
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No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update (Windows)
Selective Update (Linux)
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden parts
terface.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in CATIA V5 are skipped automatically by this in-
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No Support for Captures from an Assembly File. The reader does not support reading captures
from assembly (CATProduct) files. Currently, support for captures is limited to part (CATPart) files only.
No Support for Captures to InterOp Generic Components.
captures from both Parts and Assemblies to Generic.
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Body hierarchy information is not available, only the lowest child label will appear
Troubleshooting
See the CATIA Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 117) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
for detailed information.
Prerequisites
The CATIA V5 associative geometry interface requires that the following software be installed and running:
Compatible version of CATIA V5 CAD program (V5R18, V5R19, V5R20, V5R21, V5-6R2012 or V56R2013).
IBM LUM 4.6.8 or DSLS configured with a CATIA V5 (MD2, HD2, or ME2) license.
CADNexus CAPRI CAE Gateway V3.20.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.CATPart) and Assembly (*.CATProduct)
Versions: V5R2 V56R2014
Table 7: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Material Processing
Yes
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
Yes
Yes
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
Yes
No
Notations
This is a Pseudo-Reader (p. 119) in ANSYS Workbench. There will be no ANSYS pull-down menu in the
CATIA V5 program. It is not possible to update from the Active CAD file in CATIA V5.
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Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden parts
terface.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in CATIA V5 are skipped automatically by this in-
Material Properties Must be assigned to the PartBody or GeometricSet to be imported. If you right
mouse and move the Material Property under the PartBody or GeometricSet then they will be imported.
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Only standard coordinate-defined points are supported (on Surface, on Line, etc. are not
Small Scale Small Scale models require the CATIA V5 Geometry Scale to be set to Small Scale. To
change the scale setting to allow the import of Small Scale models:
1. Open a native CATIA V5 session
2. Select Tools: Options
3. Select General: Parameters and Measure
4. Select Scale tab
5. Change Geometry Scale from "Standard Scale" to "Small Scale"
6. Exit native CATIA V5 session
7. Set environment variable: CATUserSettingPath=C:\Users\MyAccount\AppData\Roaming\DassaultSystemes\CATSettings
8. Now start ANSYS Workbench and the CATIA V5 model will import correctly. Note: replace
"C:\Users\MyAccount\AppData\Roaming" with your %appdata% value
Parameter Units.
Note
The CATIA V5 Units are saved in the CATSettings which are located at CSIDL_APPDATA\DassaultSystemes\CATSettings and referenced by CAPRI using the variable
CATUserSettingPath which is setup in the CAPRI environment file (example:
CAPRI_CATIA_P3.V5R22.B22.txt). To use a non-default CATSettings directory, change the
CATUserSettingPath setting in the CAPRI environment file.
Troubleshooting
See the CATIA Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 117) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
for detailed information.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.3dxml) and Assembly (*.3dxml)
Versions: R2010x R2013x
Table 8: Import Preference Support for Interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
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Creo Elements/Direct Modeling (*.pkg, *.bdl, *.ses, *.sda, *.sdp, *.sdac, *.sdpc)
Mixed Import Resolution
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden parts
Parts that are hidden or suppressed are skipped automatically by this interface.
Troubleshooting
See the CATIA Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 117) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
for detailed information.
Updated CAD system on ANSYS Workbench compatibility information is viewable via the ANSYS, Inc.
Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
See CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25) for usage information.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platforms is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: *.pkg, *.bdl, *.ses, *.sda, *.sdp, *.sdac, *.sdpc,
Table 9: Import Preference Support for Creo geometry interface:
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
No
No
No
Yes
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
Yes - for parts that include both Solid and surface bodies AND
the Import Solid and Import Surface preferences are set to
Yes
No
The Creo Elements/Direct geometry interface also supports the Selective Update feature.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in Creo are not skipped automatically, because of a limitation in
the CAD's API.
Due to a limitation in the Creo Elements/Direct Modeling API, mixed import resolution will fail to correctly
filter multi-body parts when one body type is owned by another body type.
SES files are not portable between different versions of Creo Elements/Direct Modeling. They should
be limited to use on a single machine.
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Color Processing Creo Elements/Direct Modeling does not expose body color directly, but the Plugin (p. 119) can capture part color and automatically group each body into Named Selections which match
their part color. This can be accomplished by adding the keyword "Color" to the Named Selection Key
list. The resultant selection groups will be named with the form, Color:R.G.B. Here R, G and B are values
ranging from 0 to 255, which represent the amount of color saturation of Red, Green and Blue color
components. For example Color:0.0.0 is black, Color:255.255.255 is white, and Color:255.0.0 is red.
Within Mechanical body colors can be visually altered to match what is displayed in the Creo/Elements
Direct session by executing the following steps:
1. Prior to attach/refresh, enable the Attributes preference.
2. Add the keyword "Color" to the Attributes Key list.
3. After attach/refresh is complete, within Mechanical perform Tools->Run Macro and designate this
script to be run: <install dir>\v150\aisol\DesignSpace\DSPages\macros\BodyColorByCADColorAttribute.js
Notations
The Plug-in (p. 119) will import all parts in the model based on body type import filters. Active CAD
session models imported from Creo Elements/Direct Modeling can only be updated from an active
session unless the model is re-linked to a specified file. A model imported based on its file can only be
updated from the file unless re-linked to an active session. Attempting to import a Creo Elements/Direct
Modeling file from disk when a session of the CAD is opened will fail so as to not corrupt the active
model.
The absence of an ANSYS 16.0 section in the Add-In Modules fly-out menu indicates that the Creo Elements/Direct Modeling Plug-in (p. 119) is not loaded. To load the Plug-in (p. 119) into Creo Elements/Direct
18.1 or 19.0, you must first open Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 18.1 (or 19.0) and select Modules under
the File Ribbon Tab. Select the Add-Ins item and check the box for ANSYS16.0; this will load the plugin for the current session. To have the plug-in loaded on start-up of subsequent sessions select the
Startup button, highlight ANSYS 16.0 and select Add. The Add-In manager will then list ANSYS 16.0 in
the Startup Sequence. Note that because the ANSYS 16.0 menu does not appear after installing the
plug-in, you must use the preceding steps for loading on start-up. If the plug-in is not available in the
Creo Add-In manager you will need to run the CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25).
If a ".NET initialization failed" error message is seen while activating the ANSYS 16.0 module, follow the
steps below to fix it:
1. From a command prompt navigate to the Creo Elements/Direct installation directory. There will be a
bin <platform> underneath that, cd into it. Then type the following command: SolidDesigner.exe
-register
2. Rerun CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25) for CED.
Configuration Considerations
Due system registry restrictions with Creo Elements/Direct Modeling, the CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25)'s option to configure for "current user" will impact the Geometry Interface's availability for
all other users if the current user is the admin.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the and Windows (p. 7) platform is
accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.prt) and Assembly (*.asm)
Versions: 16 Creo 2.0
Table 10: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
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No
Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden Parts
this interface.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in Creo Parametric are skipped automatically by
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Limited Support for Simplified Representation The Creo Parametric Reader does not support part
level Simplified Representation. The default SimpRep cannot be used when Derived Exclude rep is used
at the part level in a user-defined rep at the sub-assembly level.
Limited Support for Assembly Color and Transparency Property
not support root assembly level Color and Transparency property.
Limited Support for Hidden Entity The Creo Parametric modeler allows for hiding merge features,
but the Creo Parametric viewer does not update that information. Hence, the reader does not guarantee
correct translation for this hidden feature. The reader will not support user-defined attributes with
Unicode characters.
Troubleshooting
See the Creo Parametric Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 117) section in CAD Integration
Troubleshooting (p. 115) for detailed information.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.prt) and Assembly (*.asm)
Table 11: Import Preference Support for Creo Parametric geometry interface
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes
Yes
Material Processing
Yes
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
Yes
No
Instancing
Yes
Smart Update
Yes
No
Yes - for parts that include both Solid and surface bodies AND
the Import Solid and Import Surface preferences are set to
Yes
Notations
The Creo Parametric geometry interface also supports the Selective Update feature.
Assembly parts and sub-assemblies that are hidden or suppressed in Creo Parametric are automatically
excluded from import into ANSYS Mechanical and DesignModeler.
If you switch between the Master and simplified representations of your geometry in Creo Parametric,
you must use the Erase Not Displayed option in Creo Parametric to remove the geometry not
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Updating Instances
Model Instances If you wish to update a particular instance of a model, it is necessary that the active
model in Creo Parametric be the desired instance, otherwise a generic version of the instance will be
used for the update.
Part Instances Within the Creo Parametric assembly, any component impacted by any assembly level
feature will not be processed as an instance, but the full geometry will be imported. Note that for
models where an assembly feature was modified so that component(s) are no longer impacted, you
may still be required to update the intersection information manually otherwise the Plug-in (p. 119) will
not be able to process them as instances. The following procedure describes the process of manual
update of intersection data:
1. Make the assembly feature visible in the model tree via Settings> Tree Filters> Select Features for
Display,
2. Right click on the assembly level feature which was modified and select Intersect,
3. Unselect "Auto Update Intrscts",
4. Select All,
5. Remove,
6. finally select AutoAdd.
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Material Data
Material data can be transferred into ANSYS Workbench provided one or more of the material properties
are defined for the Creo Parametric material. The properties for a Material are Density, Poisson's Ratio,
Young's Modulus, Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity.
File Versions
Multiple versions of Creo Parametric files are designated with a .# extension that is appended to the
.prt or .asm extension (for example, wrench.prt.1, wrench.prt.2 are names of two Creo
Parametric file versions). You can access a specific version of a Creo Parametric file through the ANSYS
Workbench Project Schematic.
You are strongly advised to avoid stripping the version numbers from Creo Parametric files for the following reasons:
If you open a stripped version of the file in Creo Parametric and import the file via the Plug-in (p. 119),
it will indicate the wrong version if there is any other version of that part file in the same directory.
If you attempt to load a stripped version of the file by using the reader, the highest file version of that
model will be loaded.
Regarding the updating of Creo Parametric file versions, updating will be version specific if you use the
reader or if you do not open a copy of that model with the same name in a Creo Parametric interactive
session. However, if you open one version of a model in Creo Parametric and you request the same
model, but a different version for attach or update, the currently active version will be assumed to be
the one that you want. This assumption is necessary for the following reasons:
Creo Parametric does not allow two different versions of the same part to be active at one time, using
the same name.
If you save a model in a Creo Parametric session, its version is incremented (for example, if you attach
via the Plug-in (p. 119) with version 3, then save the model in Creo Parametric , the version of the active
model would be version 4).
Configuration Considerations
If an active Creo Parametric file does not appear under Active CAD Files, either Creo Parametric is not
running or the ANSYS Workbench Plug-in (p. 119) for Creo Parametric is not loaded. For this last condition,
run the CAD Configuration Manager. See Using the CAD Configuration Manager in the ANSYS, Inc.
Windows Installation Guide for detailed information.
On some Windows systems, where the Plug-in (p. 119) was configured for only the current Administrator,
the ANSYS Geometry Interfaces to Creo Parametric are not loaded as expected after being selected for
install. This is because Creo Parametric is not detecting the required configuration file in the user's login
folder (either %HOME% or %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%). Work-around: Copy the file named config.pro
from your login directory to Creo Parametric start-up directory which can be determined by either examining the properties for the shortcut used to launch Pro/E or by running <path to pro/engineer
install>\bin\ptcsetup.bat.
On the Windows platform, users without write access to their ANSYS Workbench installation may encounter the following error when attempting to import Creo Parametric models without an active CAD
session: "No write access, please choose another start-up directory for trail file creation". This issue can
be addressed by specifying an alternate location for Creo Parametric to create trail files. The trail_dir
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Geometry Attach/Refresh
Performing Geometry Attach/Refresh using reader mode with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0, maintenance
releases M040 and earlier, will result in improper shutdown due to a fault in the Pro/Toolkit API. The
work around is to either add the following line to your config.pro file:
last_session_retrieval no
or, upgrade to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 M050 or later, where the problem has been corrected. This
issue does not apply to Creo Parametric 2.0 or 3.0.
DesignModeler Considerations
When a Creo Parametric model does not attach in the DesignModeler application but does attach in
the ANSYS Mechanical application,
1. A possible cause is a Round or Fillet radius in Creo Parametric that is failing to translate. You may find
the cause by suppressing some or all of the Rounds or Fillets in the Creo Parametric model and then
try to attach in the DesignModeler application.
2. Creo Parametric Model tolerance (Accuracy) is too loose. You may be able attach the model successfully
by setting Creo Parametric to use Absolute Accuracy along with a tighter tolerance.
To do so, edit the file named config.pro in the Creo Parametric.
1. In Config.pro, add:
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Parametric Updates
There is a known problem performing parametric updates of Pro/Engineer models which contain
parameters with "locked" access. The Pro/Engineer API does not provide information regarding the access
state of parameters and the Creo/Toolkit does not detect assembly parameter relationships driven by
dimensions. This can result in refresh failure. Work-around: Ensure that locked parameters do not have
a prefix/suffix corresponding to the existing parameter filter to prevent their import.
Model regenerations will fail when you have the configuration setting regen_failure_handling set to
resolve_mode. This setting must either be left undefined or given the value no_resolve_mode for successful parametric updates.
When working in Creo Parametric's Simulation environment (Applications->Simulate) specifying an out
of range parameter value can leave the CAD model in an undesirable state following update.
Smart Update
In order for the Geometry Interface to effectively identify and skip retrieval of unchanged assembly
components the following requirements must be met:
1. Mass Density must be defined for all assembly components.
2. Model must be fully regenerated.
3. Model must be saved before being retrieved using Reader mode (Creo Parameteric session is not
active at time attach/refresh is initiated).
Note
Mass density can be applied to assembly components without a preexisting setting by
either of the following methods:
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2D Analysis Considerations. Some surfaces which appear eligible for 2D analysis in Creo Parametric
may be filtered during import, because their Z extent is beyond tolerance from the XY plane. Tolerance
is considered to be 10e-5 multiplied by the surfaces diagonal length.
Limitations
Incorrect Surface Area for 2D Analysis There is a known problem with Surface Area values for
models imported with 2D Analysis type. Each face which has a single external contour will have it's
area counted twice. The behavior is the same for faces with multiple external contours imported with
the Decompose Disjoint Geometry preference disabled. When the fore-mentioned preference is enabled,
surfaces which have N external loops, where N > 1, will have only the Nth surface's area counted twice
the others will be counted only once as desired. In cases where faces are thickened, volumes will be
incorrect since that is the product of thickness and surface-area.
Mixed Unit Support All parts and sub-assemblies should be in the same unit. Models with mixed
units imported into the ANSYS Mechanical application will trigger a warning indicating the mixed unit.
Note that Siemens NX and PTC Creo are the only CAD systems that can provide mixed unit assembly
data correctly to ANSYS Workbench.
Parameter Value Out of Allowable Range There is a known problem performing model update
when one or more parametric values are outside the CAD's allowable range for a given dimension or
parameter. In such cases the geometry interface will retrieve the model with parameter value matching
the last successful regeneration in Creo, but the Workbench Project page will indicate the parameter's
value to be the last requested value (out of range). This behavior is only observed with Creo Parametric
3.0. Updates performed with Creo Parametric 2.0 and Wildfire 5 will clearly indicate "Regeneration
Failure" when supplied with a parameter which is out of range.
Web Homepage It has been occasionally observed that setting Wildfire 5.0 to load certain webpages
at startup, via the config.pro directive web_browser_homepage, can invalidate import of arc type edges.
This issue can result in mesh failures within Mechanical and non manifold geometry in DesignModeler.
To resolve this issue you can either update to the latest datecode of Wildfire 5.0 or remove the
web_browser_homepage from your config.pro file.
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transfer.
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Shown above is a body in the ANSYS DesignModeler DesignModelerapplication where two faces are
not being transferred.
Shown above is a body in the ANSYS DesignModeler application where two faces are not being
transferred and the Line Bodies property is set to yes.
Attaching Geometry
Unlike other CAD systems, filtering of bodies during import from DesignModeler to the ANSYS Mechanical application is not done through import options. All unsuppressed bodies in ANSYS DesignModeler
will be transferred to the ANSYS Mechanical application.
Any planes in the ANSYS DesignModeler application that are flagged to be exported will appear in the
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Notations
If you are using the ANSYS DesignModeler application as a reader, the ANSYS Mechanical application
will maintain associativity with the ANSYS DesignModeler application model. If you modify parameters
in the ANSYS Mechanical application, the ANSYS DesignModeler application model will change upon
update.
Models that have fatal errors when regenerating in the ANSYS DesignModeler application will not be
able to be imported via the reader mode into the ANSYS Mechanical application. Before importing, first
open the model in the ANSYS DesignModeler application to resolve the regeneration failures.
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GAMBIT (*.dbs)
When the ANSYS Mechanical application is first attached to an ANSYS DesignModeler application, the
Fluid/Solid property associated with all DesignModeler solid bodies will be transferred to a Material
Assignment property for all associated solid bodies in the Mechanical application. However, when refreshing all data in the Mechanical application, following an initial attach to DesignModeler, the Mechanical application Material Assignment property for solid bodies will not be updated further.
Length Unit
The ANSYS Mechanical application automatically sets the length unit to match the units used in the
ANSYS Workbench project itself, not the length unit of the model in the ANSYS DesignModeler.
GAMBIT (*.dbs)
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: *.dbs
Versions: up to 2.4.6
Table 12: Import Preference Support for GAMBIT geometry interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
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No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
GAMBIT Geometry
Notations
ANSYS DesignModeler Compatibility The ANSYS DesignModeler application allows you to import
legacy GAMBIT databases into ANSYS Workbench for editing. Real and non-real (virtual, faceted, CAD)
geometry may be read from the database. GAMBIT mesh data, boundary or continuum zones, coordinate
systems and other objects are not read. If no editing is needed, the model may be directly imported
into the ANSYS Mechanical application.
Assembly Although the GAMBIT geometry format does not have an assembly entity, the application
supports GAMBIT files containing one or multiple bodies.
Hidden Parts
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in GAMBIT are skipped automatically by this interface.
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Non-manifold Topology The GAMBIT Reader in Workbench processes GAMBIT volumes along with
stand-alone faces and edges. Non-manifold topology is supported (for example, two blocks sharing a
common face and lower topology vertices and edges).
Real and Non-Real Geometry The GAMBIT Reader supports real (ACIS) geometry and non-real (Virtual, Faceted and CAD) GAMBIT geometry.
Selective Update
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: *.igs,*.iges)
Table 13: Import Preference Support for IGES geometry interface
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes
No
No
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
Yes
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
Yes
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Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
IGES imports sets of surfaces that enclose a region to create a solid body.
IGES models cannot be imported if they contain bodies that extend beyond 500 meters in any direction
from the world origin, even when the Large Model Support option is enabled. For IGES imports to be
successful, the model must fit inside the base 1 km^3 size box.
Similar in behavior to IGES files exported from ANSYS Mechanical APDL, IGES models that do not have
a defined unit system in the file will be interpreted as inch units upon import into ANSYS DesignModeler
and/or ANSYS Workbench; i.e. 1.0 = 1 inch.
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JT Reader (*.jt)
JT Reader (*.jt)
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.jt)
Versions: 6.4 9.5
Table 14: Import Preference Support for Interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
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Yes
No
Yes Color
Yes Color
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden Parts
Parts that are hidden or suppressed are skipped automatically by this interface.
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NX (*.prt)
Troubleshooting
See the JT Errors Related to CAD Integration in the CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) section for
detailed information.
The application supports Monte Carlo N-Particle files as Reader (p. 119).
This is a stand-alone reader that does not require an installation of the Monte Carlo N-Particle CAD program.
No CAD associativity.
No CAD Parameters.
The MCNP format contains solid bodies only. Surfaces and lines will be ignored.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
This is a stand-alone reader, which does not require an installation of the Monte Carlo N-Particle software
or a Monte Carlo N-Particle license.
Document import supported by interface: *.mcnp
Notations
Monte Carlo N-Particle database files can only be read into ANSYS DesignModeler. They cannot be imported directly into the ANSYS Mechanical application.
Monte Carlo N-Particle database files must be updated with the Generate option prior to proceeding
with an analysis.
When importing an MCNP file, the solid body representing the outside world body is automatically
hidden.
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NX Reader (*.prt)
The interface works in a Reader (p. 119) mode.
This is a stand-alone reader that does not require the NX system be installed.
No CAD associativity support.
No CAD Parameter support.
This interface can be configured during ANSYS installation or by using the CAD Configuration Manager.
See CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25) for usage information.
For detailed installation information about the CAD Configuration Manager, see:
Windows: Configuring CAD Products> Using the CAD Configuration Manager
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.prt) and Assembly (*.prt)
Versions: 11NX 9
Table 15: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Material Processing
Yes
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
Yes
No
Instancing
No
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Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the model to millimeters. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS
Mechanical application data.
Hidden Parts
interface.
Parts that are hidden, blanked or suppressed in NX are skipped automatically by this
Import CAD Color as Named Selections To import an object's Color as Named Selections in ANSYS
Workbench, specify the "Named Selections" option and set the "Named Selections Key" to "Color" or a
list of specific Colors delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Color:255.0.0; Color:255.255.0").
Import CAD Layer as Named Selections To import objects that are assigned a Layer as Named Selections in ANSYS Workbench, specify the "Named Selections" option and set the "Named Selections
Key" to "Layer" or a list of specific Layers delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Layer:0;Layer:1;Layer:3").
Reader does not distinguish between the tool body and target bodies.
Limited Support for Coordinate Systems. WCS present in the part files will be translated only if
they are referred through Reference Sets that to be included in the assembly instances. For example,
in the default 'Part' Reference Set does not contains WCS. Hence, WCS will not get translated with 'Part'
Reference Sets when included in the assembly files. This matches with the NX Modeler behavior.
Hole Feature. Hole name will not match the feature name in NX. For example, in NX the feature
name in a feature tree may be SIMPLE HOLE (3), however, reader outputs it as SIMPLE HOLE (1). Hole
top face information is not supported. Pattern of Hole feature is not supported.
Datum Target.
not supported.
Important: Non-semantic Datum Target without datum reference is not supported. Semantic
Datum Target Type Arbitrary Shape is not supported.
Name Attribute for Sketches. As for sketches, the name attached to a sketch is not translated, but
the name attached to the curve or point of a sketch will be translated.
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Troubleshooting
No known issues have been identified in the CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) section.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Both part and assembly document import is supported.
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Table 16: Import Preference Support for UG NX geometry interface
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes
Yes
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Named Selection Processing and prefix
Material Processing
Yes
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes; only surface bodies in only the xy plane will
be imported
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
Work Points
Yes
Yes
Instancing
Smart Update
No
No
Yes - for parts that include both solid and surface bodies AND
the Import Solid and Import Surface preferences are set to
Yes
No
Notations
NX Color Attributes NX color attributes can be imported using the 'Color' key in the list of attribute
or the named selection keys. Once the attribute or named selection import is enabled in the WB2 geometry properties window, append the 'Color' key in the list of keys, separated by semicolons, to import
the NX color attributes. Note that, beginning with Release 14.5, the option for 'NX Color Processing' is
not supported and is removed from the CAD configuration.
Load Options Load options for a part can be specified during the import. The Plug-in (p. 119) will
first attempt to load the options from the options file specified using the UG_LOAD_OPTIONS environment variable. If it fails, an attempt to load the load_options.def file from the part directory is made. If
both the attempts fail, a third attempt is made to load the options from %HOME%\load_options.def,
where HOME is an environment variable pointing to the user's home folder. See the NX documentation
for more information on the usage of load options.
Part Units in an Assembly All parts in an assembly must have the same unit for a successful import.
Use the ug_convert_part command to convert all parts in an assembly in the same unit. To do this,
launch the NX command prompt from the programs menu. For NX 8.0 the command prompt can be
found in Programs > Siemens NX 8.0 > NX Tools > Command Prompt. Type 'cd< Directory>' to change
to the directory containing the assembly. Run the command 'ug_convert_part -mm -d -s -y' or
'ug_convert_part -in -d -s -y', without the quotes to change the unit to millimeter or inch, respectively.
See the NX documentation on the ug_convert_part command for more information.
Using Multiple Versions of NX If you have multiple versions of NX installed, you must make sure
that the UGII_BASE_DIR and UGII_ROOT_DIR environment variables point to the correct version of NX
when running the ANSYS Mechanical application in Reader (p. 119) mode.
The NX reader will use the version of NX set by these variables when processing the attach or updates.
Parts files are saved in the format designated by the above two variables. In Linux, the environment
variable can be set in the shell configuration file to achieve this.
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named selection manager and save the part. This problem does not affect a list of named selections
less than about a thousand, and the workaround is not needed for such cases.
Length Unit The ANSYS Mechanical application automatically sets the length unit in the part or assembly to match the unit saved in the NX file. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible.
Linux Issues Linux uses a client-server implementation of the NX reader. Currently, there is no Plugin (p. 119) version of the feature. For this reason, some of the features that require direct communication
with NX, are not supported by the Linux version. For example, the associativity support and Teamcenter
import are not available in Linux.
If a problem is observed during an import in Linux, you should use the corresponding Windows version
for it. The saved project can then be opened in Linux version of the ANSYS Workbench for further processing.
Missing BSpline Geometries in DesignModeler Some solids, surfaces and lines containing Bspline
geometries may not import correctly into the DesignModeler application, but should import correctly
in the ANSYS Mechanical application. Since these Bspline geometries do not conform to the Parasolid
standard, they do not import correctly into the DesignModeler application. Newer geometries containing
Parasolid-friendly Bsplines can be imported into the DesignModeler application without any problem.
Mixed Unit Support All parts and sub-assemblies should be in the same unit. Models with mixed
units imported into the ANSYS Mechanical application will trigger a warning indicating the mixed unit.
Note that Siemens NX and PTC Creo are the only CAD systems that can provide mixed unit assembly
data correctly to ANSYS Workbench.
Multibody Parts For multibody parts, the bodies are grouped together and placed under part node
in the ANSYS Mechanical application. If the multibody part is also multi-dimensional (i.e. contains both
surface and solid bodies), this may cause a meshing problem. Bodies with different dimensions in the
same part cannot be meshed in ANSYS Mechanical. An assembly, instead of a multi-dimensional multibody
part, can solve the problem in such cases.
Named Selection Delete Problem with Wave Linked Features Features containing wave linked
geometries may not show the correct number of named selections after some of the named selections
are deleted. For example, if an "Extracted Face" feature is created from a solid body and a named selection
is created containing both the geometries, deleting that named selection may not delete it from the
list. To fix the problem, close the Named Selection Manager and update the geometry using Edit>
Feature> Playback or Tools> Update> Update for external change. The named selection manager should
reflect the correct number of named selections after the update.
Parameter Update Fails Instead of Displaying a Warning Message The NX plug-in performs an
undo operation when it encounters an error or a warning during a parametric update. The undo operation allows the user to change the parameter back to a correct value. Please fix the error or the
warning message in NX before performing a parametric update on such a part. Alternatively, set an
environment variable called UGII_UPDATE_FAIL_OPTION with a value ACCEPT or ACCEPT_ALL without
the quotes and unset the variable once the parameter update is done. This will allow the import to
work even if there is a warning or a failure.
Promoted and WAVE Linked Instances If the instanced bodies are promoted, they will be treated
as independent bodies. The algorithm to avoid duplicate copies of instanced bodies will skip promoted
bodies. Thus, if there are assembly-level operations on the promoted instances, the modified bodies
from those operations will get imported correctly. The same is true for WAVE linked instances as well.
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Troubleshooting
See the NX Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 118) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115)
for detailed information.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: *.x_t, *.xmt_txt, *.x_b, *.xmt_bin,
Versions: 26.0
Table 17: Import Preference Support for Parasolid geometry interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
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Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
Yes
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
Yes
1
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
The DesignModeler application allows neutral binary Parasolid files (x_b and xmt_bin) and text Parasolid
files (x_t and xmt_txt) to be imported and exported.
Both text and neutral binary Parasolid files are platform independent.
Binary neutral Parasolid files (xmt_bin, x_b) are compressed but are not human readable.
Text Parasolid files are human readable but take up more space than their respective neutral binary
versions.
The default Parasolid file setting for the DesignModeler application is text.
Faceting Limitation Generalized (non-manifold) bodies from Parasolid will not have facets with
smoothly matching edges. The model will appear to have gaps; however, this is a limitation only in the
faceting capabilities from Parasolid and does not affect meshing or accuracy.
Import CAD Color as an Attribute or Named Selection
Attribute: specify the "Attributes" option and set the "Attributes Key" to "Color" or a list of specific
Colors delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Color:255.0.0; Color:255.255.0").
Named Selection: specify the "Named Selections" option and set the "Named Selections Key" to "Color"
or a list of specific Colors delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Color:255.0.0; Color:255.255.0").
Length Unit The ANSYS Mechanical application automatically sets the length unit in the part or assembly to meters, which is the unit used internally by Parasolid to dimension solid parts. No adjustment
of length unit is necessary or possible.
Part and Assemblies Files Parasolid files containing parts or assemblies are supported by the ANSYS
Mechanical application. Parasolid files can use the extensions .x_t or .xmt_txt (text) and .x_b or
.xmt_bin (binary neutral).
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Troubleshooting
See the Parasolid Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 118) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) for detailed information.
Rhinoceros (*.3DM)
The SpaceClaim (*.scdoc) (p. 95) application supports Rhinoceros files as Reader (p. 119).
This is a stand-alone reader that does not require an installation of the Rhinoceros CAD program.
No CAD associativity.
No CAD Parameters.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
This is a stand-alone reader, which does not require an installation of the Rhinoceros software or a
Rhinoceros license.
Document import supported by interface: *.3DM
Notations
Rhinoceros database files can only be read into SpaceClaim (*.scdoc) (p. 95) and the ANSYS ICEM CFD
stand-alone application. They cannot be imported directly into the ANSYS Mechanical application.
SketchUp
The SpaceClaim (*.scdoc) (p. 95) application supports SketchUp files as Reader (p. 119).
This is a stand-alone reader that does not require an installation of the SketchUp CAD program.
No CAD associativity.
No CAD Parameters.
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At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
This is a stand-alone reader, which does not require an installation of the SketchUp software or a
SketchUp license.
Notations
SketchUp database files can only be read into SpaceClaim (*.scdoc) (p. 95) application. They cannot be
imported directly into the ANSYS Mechanical application.
The interface works in both a plug-in and a Pseudo-Reader (p. 119) mode. Both part and assembly document import is supported.
Solid Edge based on registry entries recognizes the existence of the plug-in. After opening a document
in Solid Edge, if the ANSYS (version specific) menu is not displayed in the Solid Edge menu bar, check
if ANSYS (version specific) is listed in the Available Add-Ins list box of the Add-in Manager dialog
box (Applications> Add Ins> Add-In Manager). If it is listed but not checked, check the box in front
of it and click OK. If it is not listed, run the CAD Configuration Manager with Solid Edge selected for
configuration.
See CAD Configuration Manager (p. 25) for usage information.
For detailed installation information about the CAD Configuration Manager, see:
Windows: Configuring CAD Products> Using the CAD Configuration Manager in the ANSYS,
Inc. Windows Installation Guide.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
The ANSYS Solid Edge interface supports Solid Edge part, assembly and sheet metal, both in traditional
and synchronous formats, and traditional weldment documents.
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
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Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
Yes
Smart Update
Yes
No
Yes
No
Notations
Closed Surface A closed surface body will be imported as a solid body since Solid Edge considers
this body as a solid.
Interpart Copies The interpart copies of a part should be hidden in the part level to avoid importing
it in the assembly.
Line Body Types
as line bodies:
The following feature types can be imported from Solid Edge into ANSYS Workbench
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See the Solid Edge Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 118) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) for detailed information.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.sldprt) and Assembly (*.sldasm)
Versions: 98 2014
Table 19: Import Preference Support for interface
Import Solid Bodies
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes - Color
Yes - Color
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No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be
imported
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
Selective Update
Length Unit The application automatically locks the length unit in the part or assembly to millimeters,
which is the unit used internally. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. You can change
the unit system for display of the ANSYS Mechanical application data.
Hidden parts
interface.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in SolidWorks are skipped automatically by this
Import CAD Color as Named Selections To import an object's Color as Named Selections in ANSYS
Workbench, specify the "Named Selections" option and set the "Named Selections Key" to "Color" or a
list of specific Colors delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Color:255.0.0; Color:255.255.0").
Color information
Limited Support for Reading Units in Part or Assembly Files. Reading unit information from
SolidWorks parts of assembly files is only supported for file version Sw2001 through the latest and
currently supported SolidWorks version; for earlier versions, the unit is assumed as meter. Also, unsupported units such as feetandinch and angstrom are assumed as meter.
No Support for Assembly Features.
No Support for Attributes Show, No-Show and Hidden for Versions Prior to Sw2004. Attributes
show, no-show and hidden are supported from version Sw 2004 through the latest and currently supported SolidWorks version.
No Configuration Support for Assemblies and Sub-Assemblies for Versions Prior to Sw98. Configuration support is present for version Sw98Plus through the latest and currently supported SolidWorks
version.
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Troubleshooting
See the SolidWorks Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 118) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) for detailed information.
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
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Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes - 3D spline curves, helix, curve in file, composite curve, ref curve,
and imported curve
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes- Only surface bodies in the xy plane will be imported
Associativity
Yes - Some data is stored in the SolidWorks model file and needs to
be saved AFTER attach to maintain persistence. The Reader Save File
option will need to be turned ON if imported in "reader" mode or you
will need to save the file in an active SolidWorks session otherwise.
The associative mechanism consumes a good part of the attach/update
time when importing models from SolidWorks. If associativity is not
necessary turning this option off will typically speed up the
import/refresh time substantially, especially on larger models. The use
of named selections can also be used as a persistence mechanism and
does not require the associativity option be turned on.
Coordinate Systems
Work Points
Yes
Instancing
No
Smart Update
No
No
Yes - For parts that include both Solid and Surface bodies AND the
Import Solid and Import Surface preferences are set to Yes
No
Notations
The SolidWorks geometry interface also fully supports the Selective Update feature.
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SpaceClaim (*.scdoc)
ANSYS Workbench automatically locks the length unit in the part or assembly to meters, which is the
unit used internally by SolidWorks. No adjustment of length unit is necessary or possible. The ANSYS
Mechanical application user can change the unit system for display of the ANSYS Mechanical application
data.
Parts that are hidden or suppressed in SolidWorks are skipped automatically by the geometry interface.
If more than one document is open in SolidWorks, the top-most document, which is the active document,
will be processed by the interface.
Lightweight components (marked with a feather icon in the feature tree) of a SolidWorks assembly
must be set to resolved prior to attaching into the ANSYS Mechanical application.
Troubleshooting
See the SolidWorks Errors Related to CAD Integration (p. 118) section in CAD Integration Troubleshooting (p. 115) for detailed information.
SpaceClaim (*.scdoc)
For more information, see:
SpaceClaim Associative Plug-In (p. 96)
CAD Integration SpaceClaim (p. 107)
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: Part (*.scdoc)
Table 21: Import Preference Support for SpaceClaim geometry interface
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Material Processing
Yes
Analysis Type
3D - Yes
2D - Yes
Associativity
Yes
Coordinate Systems
Yes
Work Points
No
No
Instancing
Smart Update
Yes
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Yes
No
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux (p. 5) and Windows (p. 7)
platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Document import supported by interface: *.stp, *.step
Table 22: Import Preference Support for STEP geometry interface
Import Solids
Yes
Import Surfaces
Yes
Import Lines
Yes
No
No
No
Material Processing
No
Analysis Type
Yes
Associativity
No
Coordinate Systems
No
Work Points
No
No
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No
Smart Update
No
No
No
No
Notations
You cannot import STEP files containing models with bounding box greater than 500 cubic meter in
any direction from world origin even with "Enable Large Model Support" option turned on. For STEP
imports to be successful the model must fit inside the base 1 km^3 size box.
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Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Windows (p. 7) platform is accessible
via Geometry Interface Support (p. 3).
Information about post-release CAD system compatibility with ANSYS Workbench is viewable via the
ANSYS, Inc. Web site (Support> Platform Support). See ANSYS Platform Support.
Notations
Creating ANSYS Dataset Type for Teamcenter Unified The Business Modeler deployment package
can be used for installing the ANSYS dataset definition in the Teamcenter Unified server. The package
is located in ansys_inc\v(version specific)\aisol\CADIntegration\Teamcenter\anstcpackage for Teamcenter 8.x and anstcpackage09x for Teamcenter 9.x. Copy this package to
the Teamcenter Unified server where you need to install the dataset. Start the Teamcenter Environment
Manager (tem) from the start menu programs list. In the Environment Manager wizard, select 'Perform
maintenance on an existing configuration' and select your configuration. Select 'Add/Remove Features'
on the 'Feature Maintenance' window. Click the 'Browse' button on the 'Select Features' window and
select the 'feature_ansysworkbench.xml' from the anstcpackage or anstcpackage09x copied earlier. Select
'ANSYSWorkbench' under the 'Extensions' list. Proceed with the default option for the rest of the wizard.
After the installation is complete, you can now start using the Teamcenter plug-in. For more information
on installing a template, refer to the Teamcenter Business Modeler IDE help documentation on 'Installing
a Template using TEM'.
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Dataset Type Creation Frequency The dataset type creation is needed only once and must be created
on all the Teamcenter servers you need to work with. Also, if you already have a dataset type installed
you don't need to install it again for a new version of ANSYS.
Operations
The output text box lists all the output generated during the Teamcenter check in process.
To start the check in process click the "Start" button. After the archiving operation is complete, the
dialog box will close, allowing you to continue to work on the project. One the process is complete it
will post message in the messages panel in Workbench.
You can close the ANSYS Teamcenter Connection by clicking the "Exit" button.
Saving Project
A new project can be saved into Teamcenter using the "Add" option.
To revise a saved project, double click the dataset in Teamcenter to open the project in ANSYS 16.0.
Make any necessary changes and click save on the project page to save the project. Since Teamcenter
monitors for changes in any open dataset, simply saving the project will check in the project into
Teamcenter.
Alternatively, the "Revise" option can also be used to revise a dataset.
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Dataset Tab
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Archive Tab
During the check in process a copy of the archived project is checked in.
The Archive options are recognized as follow:
The first three options can be used to control what files will be archived together for the check in. The
less items you pick, the smaller the file size will be.
If your project needs to be repaired, the archive operation will not succeed. To force the archive operation in such cases, select the "Archive project, even if it needs to be repaired " option.
If you opened an already archived project (WBPZ files), either from the disk or directly from Teamcenter,
all you changes will get saved into the archived project. In this case you do not need to archive it again
during the check in. But if you prefer, you can force the archive operation by selecting the "Archive
project again, even if it is already archived " option.
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Add, and
Revise
After specifying the dataset option you can either specify an item name or leave it blank. The item you
specified may or may not exist in Teamcenter.
These options produce a combination of six usable cases. What happens for each of these cases are
enumerated below.
CASE 1
The dataset will be created under the item name. If there is already a copy of the dataset, a new copy
will get created.
CASE 2
The dataset will be created under the "Newstuff" (2Tier). If there is already a copy of the dataset, a new
copy will get created.
For 4Tier, a new item with the given item name will be created under the home directory.
CASE 3
See case 2.
CASE 4
The dataset will be created under the item name. If there is already a copy of the dataset, the copy will
get revised.
CASE 5
A new item with the specified item name will get created in the "Newstuff" (2Tier) or Home (4Tier)
directory first. The dataset will be created under this newly created item name.
CASE 6
This case does not work. The interface will ask if the Add option should be selected instead. If you
choose 'Yes', the Add options get selected and case 3 executes.
Teamcenter Discriminator A unique identifier can be used to grant or revoke the access to the
Teamcenter server for the ANSYS SOA application. This can be set by running the CAD Configuration
Manager (p. 25) (CCM).
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New Item Creation with Empty Names in Teamcenter 9.1 A check-in with an empty or new item
name may fail with Teamcenter 9.1. In such case, ANSYS may incorrectly report success. To avoid this
problem, please create a new item in Teamcenter 9.1 and use this name during the check-in. This
problem does not affect the Teamcenter 10.1 and Teamcenter 9.1.3 on Windows 8.1.
Project Archive Size The project file size can grow quickly during a 'solve' in ANSYS. It can slow down
the check in process. Use the archive options carefully to include/exclude results, external files and user
files to resolve the issue.
Also, you can save a copy of the project locally before the solve operation and check in the project
once the work is done. In this way, the slow save process over the network can be avoided during the
intermediate save operations.
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Import Procedure
You can select your preferred geometry editor in the Options panel via the Tools menu in ANSYS
Workbench. Select Geometry Import.
SpaceClaim Direct Modeler allows you to import a clean instance of a 3D model from a CAD system
without history-based parameters. However you cannot conduct a parametric study using the same
parameters that are defined in the native CAD model, and after an analysis, update the model through
the same set of parameters automatically.
Within the ANSYS Workbench environment, four options exist for SpaceClaim depending when the
work flow commences.
Importing External CAD Files into SpaceClaim Direct Modeler (SCDM) using ANSYS Workbench (p. 107)
Importing SpaceClaim Geometry into DesignModeler (p. 108)
Starting SpaceClaim before ANSYS Workbench (p. 108)
Starting ANSYS Workbench before SpaceClaim (p. 109)
Importing External CAD Files into SpaceClaim Direct Modeler (SCDM) using
ANSYS Workbench
1.
2.
3.
Right click on geometry cell and select Import Geometry->Browse. Specify the CAD file name in the file
open dialog.
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4.
Make sure the geometry file name is set in the geometry cell properties.
5.
Right click on geometry cell and select Edit Geometry in SpaceClaim Direct Modeler
2.
Open an existing .scdoc file (or) create geometry in SpaceClaim and save into a .scdoc file.
3.
4.
5.
Launch ANSYS DesignModeler using the right mouse button on the Geometry cell; select New DesignModeler Geometry.
6.
Inside ANSYS DesignModeler, select the menu item File->Attach to Active CAD Geometry. The "Source"
property of Attach feature should be set to the .scdoc file.
7.
Click the Generate button. The SpaceClaim geometry is imported into ANSYS DesignModeler.
The following steps can be used to bring SpaceClaim geometry in to ANSYS DesignModeler using the
SpaceClaim Plug-in (p. 119). The following steps will not use SpaceClaim Add-in.
1.
Start ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler and create geometry, but do not save.
2.
Starting ANSYS Workbench using the 16.0 button in the Prepare tab will create a geometry system in the
project schematic.
3.
The geometry file name" property of the geometry cell will be empty.
4.
The "CAD Plug-in" property will be set to "SpaceClaim[]" if geometry in SpaceClaim Direct Modeler is not
saved in to a .scdoc file.
5.
As soon as ANSYS Workbench is started, the SpaceClaim Direct Modeler editor will behave in add-in mode
and the you can transfer geometry to Mesh/Mechanical.
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1.
If geometry in ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler is saved to a .scdoc file before starting ANSYS Workbench, then the geometry in name property is set to the saved .scdoc file name.
2.
As soon as ANSYS Workbench is started, the SpaceClaim Direct Modeler editor will behave in add-in mode
and the you can transfer geometry to Mesh/Mechanical.
Using SpaceClaim Engineer you should save the geometry in SpaceClaim Engineer to a .scdoc
file before starting ANSYS Workbench.
For a saved scdoc file:
1. If the geometry in SpaceClaim Engineer is saved into a scdoc file before starting ANSYS Workbench,
then "geometry file name" property is set to the saved scdoc file name and CAD Plug-in property
as "SpaceClaim[]".
2. You can transfer geometry to mesh/mechanical.
2.
3.
4.
If you do not save the geometry in to .scdoc file, user could not attach geometry.
5.
6.
If the you attach a saved .scdoc file in the geometry cell, the SpaceClaim Direct Modeler editor will
behave in add-in mode.
2.
3.
Right click on the geometry cell and select Import Geometry -> Browse to assign a .scdoc file or external CAD file.
4.
5.
6.
Refresh the Mechanical APDL cell to execute a transfer from SpaceClaim Direct Modeler as an exported
.anf file.
Limitations
SpaceClaim support for prior versions of Workbench is limited to ANSYS 15.0 only.
Related Topics:
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SpaceClaim Installation Guidelines
ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler (SCDM) Behavior in the Project Schematic
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Note
Once the 16.0 version of ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler has been unconfigured, prior
SpaceClaim product versions can be installed/re-installed.
Note
All SpaceClaim Engineering products released with or after Workbench 16.0 have modified
their installations to automatically unconfigure the 16.0 version of ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct
Modeler if it is detected.
Note
A geometry cell can be edited by one editor at a time (either ANSYS DesignModeler or ANSYS
SpaceClaim Direct Modeler).
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Cause of Error
Unknown entity.
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Error Message
Cause of Error
Localized string table was not able to be loaded, may not exist.
Error is not fatal, will cause messages to appear as somewhat
cryptic.
Regeneration failure.
Attach failed.
Refresh failed.
No active document.
CAD Geometry Fails to Import If you attempt to import geometry and the Plug-in (p. 119) or Reader (p. 119) fails to load properly or the geometry fails to load, or if DesignModeler fails to start, the CAD
configuration may not have been completed properly during the ANSYS Workbench installation process.
Although the product installation and CAD configuration steps can be done as a non-administrative
user, administrative rights are required to fully configure several ANSYS CAD products, including the
ANSYS Workbench Plug-Ins for Autodesk Inventor (*.ipt, *.iam) (p. 39), Creo Elements/Direct Modeling,
Solid Edge, and SolidWorks. NX in Reader (p. 119) mode also requires administrative rights to configure.
If these products were not configured as administrator, the registration may not have completed
properly and you could see CAD-related errors. See Using the CAD Configuration Manager in the ANSYS,
Inc. Windows Installation Guide for detailed information on configuring these CAD products properly.
If you ran a silent prerequisite installation, you may need to reboot your machine to complete the
prerequisite installation before you can successfully import a geometry.
Cause of Error
Unable to initialize (ACIS or Parasolid) libraries. Current file structure has missing or erroneous elements.
File does not exist.
File is corrupt.
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Cause of Error
Unable to get reference data from Autodesk Inventor (*.ipt, *.iam) (p. 39).
Not a fatal error. The attach process continues, but an associative relation
during update cannot be guaranteed.
Attach failed.
Attach aborted.
Cause of Error
System Error
The ANSYS Mechanical application can import only CATIA export type files,
the entered file is not of that type.
Cause of Error
A component part does not have the same unit system as the
assembly. This is a requirement as indicated in the
documentation. The component name is visible in the progress
window at the time this error occurs. You are advised to
terminate the attach (by clicking Cancel in the progress window)
and returning to Creo Parametric to bring all components of
the model to the same unit system. If you wish, you may allow
the attach to continue to its completion making note of all
components that generate this warning, then return to Creo
Parametric to make changes. In some instances only the
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Error Message
Cause of Error
assembly needs to be modified instead of the parts. If allowed
to import entirely, the model is likely to have graphics and
selection problems. These will be remedied when the model is
imported after changes are made to the Creo Parametric model.
Cause of Error
If the ANSYS Mechanical application did not successfully lock NX, this unlock error
is also likely to be displayed as it does not have the right to unlock NX.
Cause of Error
Schema access
error.
Cause of Error
Workbench Plug-In
disabled.
Plug-in has been disabled and unable to be used for attach process.
Cause of Error
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Instances When multiple copies of the same assembly-part are present in the CAD this preference
allows time and memory savings by importing only the first instance of the part within the assembly
and creating references to the first part for subsequent instances.
Reader
Plug-in
Pseudo-Reader CAD system is started by ANSYS Workbench in batch mode and shuts it down after
attach/update is completed.
Additional Glossaries
Application-specific glossaries are available for the following. Select Add to Favorites in the Favorites
menu of the ANSYS Help Viewer to more easily navigate to the paths shown below.
ANSYS, Inc. Installation and Licensing Guide: ANSYS Help System> Installation and Licensing Documentation>ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide> Glossary
ANSYS CFX: ANSYS Help System> CFX> CFX Reference Guide> Glossary
ANSYS DesignModeler: ANSYS Help System> DesignModeler> Typical Usage> Glossary
ANSYS Mechanical: ANSYS Help System> Mechanical> Appendices> Glossary of General Terms
ANSYS FLUENT: ANSYS Help System> FLUENT> Getting Started Guide> Glossary of Terms
ANSYS Workbench User's Guide: ANSYS Help System> Workbench> ANSYS Workbench User Guide>
Systems> Glossary
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Index
A
ACIS
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 36
assembly
support for Autodesk Inventor, 39
support for CATIA V5, 47, 50
support for CATIA V6, 54
support for Creo Parametric , 58
support for DesignModeler, 67
support for IGES, 73
support for Parasolid, 84
support for Solid Edge, 87
attaching geometry
from Autodesk Inventor, 39
from DesignModeler, 67
AutoCAD
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 37
Autodesk Inventor
named selection import, 1
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 39
D
DesignModeler
product support, 67
documents
supported in Solid Edge, 87
supported in SolidWorks, 91
F
facet limitation in Parasolid, 84
file versions in Creo Parametric, 58
BladeGen
product support, 44
GAMBIT
product support, 71
geometry
CAD interface platform/operating system support,
1
preferences when attaching, 1
Geometry Interface Support
Linux, 5
Windows, 7
C
CAD Integration
File Format Support, 35
Frequently Asked Questions, 113
Glossary, 119
Installation and Licensing, 31
Overview, 1
SpaceClaim, 107
Teamcenter Connection, 99
Troubleshooting, 115
Updates, 121
CAD systems
geometry interface platform/operating system support, 1
geometry preferences when attaching, 1
list of supported systems, 35
material property transfer, 1
named selection import, 1
CATIA
platform/operating system support, 1
product support for V4, 44
I
ids - maintaining associativity of persistent ids in NX ,
77
IGES
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 73
importing
variables from Solid Edge, 87
instances - updating Creo Parametric, 58
J
JT Reader
product support, 75
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Mixed Import Resolution, 25
Named Selection Manager, 26
Project Schematic Presence Related to CAD Integration, 9
L
length unit
ACIS, 36
AutoCAD, 37
Autodesk Inventor, 39
CATIA V4, 44
CATIA V5, 47, 50
CATIA V6, 54
Creo Parametric, 58
DesignModeler, 67
IGES, 73
NX, 77
Parasolid, 84
Solid Edge, 87
SolidWorks, 91
M
material processing transfer from CAD system , 1
material properties - from NX, 77
MCNP
product support, 77, 86
Monte Carlo N-Particle
product support, 77, 86
motion load
import from Solid Edge, 87
import from SolidWorks, 91
multiple file versions
in Creo Parametric, 58
in NX, 77
P
parameters
processing CAD, 1
Parasolid
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 84
part
support for Autodesk Inventor, 39
support for CATIA V5, 47, 50
support for CATIA V6, 54
support for Creo Parametric, 58
support for DesignModeler, 67
support for IGES, 73
support for Parasolid, 84
support for Solid Edge, 87
platform support - CAD systems, 1
Plug-In Ribbon
AutoCAD, 37
Project Schematic Presence Related to CAD Integration
Geometry Preferences, 9
R
reader attach/refresh
AutoCAD, 37
Solid Edge
component naming in assemblies, 87
importing variables, 87
motion load import, 87
named selection import, 1
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 87
supported documents, 87
SolidWorks
motion load import, 91
named selection import, 1
platform/operating system support, 1
product support, 91
supported documents, 91
SpaceClaim
ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler (SCDM) Behavior
in the Project Schematic, 111
starting the Mechanical Application from Creo Parametric, 58
supported CAD systems, 35
O
operating system support - CAD systems, 1
Overview
CAD Configuration Manager, 25
Caveats and Known Issues, 29
Compare Parts on Update, 24
Geometry Interface Support, 3
Introduction, 2
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Teamcenter database - use with NX, 77
Troubleshooting
ACIS Errors Related to CAD Integration, 116
Autodesk Errors Related to CAD Integration, 117
CATIA Errors Related to CAD Integration, 117
Creo Parametric Errors Related to CAD Integration,
117
General Errors Related to CAD Integration, 115
NX Errors Related to CAD Integration, 118
Parasolid Errors Related to CAD Integration, 118
Solid Edge Errors Related to CAD Integration, 118
SolidWorks Errors Related to CAD Integration, 118
U
updating instances of Creo Parametric, 58
V
variable
importing from Solid Edge, 87
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