CAD Connections

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CAD Connections
What will you learn from this presentation:

CAD Connections
Uni/Bi-Directional Connectivity

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Preprocessing Workflow
Geometry Creation
OR
Geometry Import

Sketches and
Planes
3D Operations

Geometry
Operations

Meshing

3D Operations

Meshing
Methods

Boolean, Body
Operations, Split,
etc

Hybrid Mesh: Tet,

Prisms, Pyramids

Hexa Dominant,
Sweep meshing

Extrude, Revolve,
Sweep, etc

Geometry Cleanup
and Repair

Geometry Import
Options
Direct CAD/BiDirectional CAD

Solver

Assembly
Meshing

Automatic Cleanup

Global Mesh
Settings

Merge, Connect,
Projection, Flow
Volume Extraction,
etc

Local Mesh
Settings
Sizing,
Body/Sphere of
Influence, Match
Control, etc

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CAD Connections: Introduction

CAD Connections

Transfer CAD geometry to

DesignModeler/Meshing
Two approaches
Approach I (Import)
Import neutral/native CAD files
directly into DesignModeler
Uni-directional connectivity

Pro/ENGINEER
DM

Approach II (Direct Connection)

Use Plug-In (Associative
Interface)
Bi-directional CAD Connectivity
ANSYS Direct CAD Interface
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CAD Connections: Approach I

Three ways to import file in WB

Import option on Workbench

project page (File Import)
Geometry cell on project page
Right click for Context Menu

Import in existing DM session

Appends the geometry file to
existing geometry in DM
Multiple imports possible

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CAD Connections: Approach II

Launch Workbench from CAD system

Bi-Directional CAD Connectivity

Export parameters from CAD to
Workbench
Parameter change in CAD reflects in
Workbench and vice versa
Bidirectional import from DM session
Attach to Active CAD Geometry
Imports active CAD geometry in DM
Can attach only saved CAD sessions
Parameter Key
Prefix key for importing parameters
Default filter set to DS. Remove to
import all parameters
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Direct CAD Connection in UG NX

Attach option
in DM

Parameter Check Box &

Key

CAD Connections: Bi-Directional CAD

Parameterized Hole Dia and

No of Holes

Parameters from CAD

to Workbench

Parameters from
Workbench to CAD

Pro/ENGINEER

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DesignModeler

CAD Connections: Named Selection

Manager
Named Selections

Define in CAD & transfer to WB

Define directly under WB
Named Selection filter under WB

Named Selection Manager

in UG NX

By default the filter is set to NS

Available if the Import Named
Selections option is set to Yes
Default filter set to NS. Remove to
import all parameters

Workbench Geometry
Import Options

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CAD Connections: Named Selection Manager

Named Selection
defined in UG NX

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Named Selection
imported in WB