Jul 7, 2010 - How can I import a geometry created in AutoCAD into Design Modeler? To import autocad 3D objects to Ansys.

Hello professional engineers, i am working on a tool design which is fed by hydraulic circuit, this tool i made its drawings 2D&3D on autocad, and now i need to analyse the loads on it using ANSYS, so can i open the autocad drawings on ANSYS and continue on that design work from there?, or i have to draw all of it again? I am new on ansys, so i really need that help from engineers who have been worked on that software before and familiar with its options and to guide me through the previous question if possible will appreciate your response, Thanks RE: Does the ANSYS import from AUTOCAD? (Mechanical) 12 Aug 14 05:57.

Import Solid Bodies Yes Import Surface Bodies Yes Import Line Bodies Yes Parameter Processing and prefix/suffix key No Attribute Processing and prefix No Named Selection Processing and prefix Yes – AutoCAD Layers can be imported as Named Selections Material Processing No Analysis Type 3D Associativity No Coordinate Systems No Work Points No Reader Save File No Instancing Yes Smart Update No Enclosure and Symmetry Processing No Mixed Import Resolution Yes: for parts that include more than one body type (solid, surface, line) with these selected for import. Decompose Disjoint Geometry 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.

Color Processing AutoCAD bodies can be automatically grouped in Named Selections based upon their color 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 the, body colors can be visually altered to match what is displayed in the AutoCAD session by executing the following steps. • Prior to attach/refresh, enable the Attributes preference.

• Add the keyword 'Color' to the Attributes Key list. • After attach/refresh is complete, within Mechanical perform Tools->Run Macro and designate this script to be run: v160 aisol DesignSpace DSPages macros BodyColorByCADColorAttribute.js Layer Processing AutoCAD entities can be automatically assigned to Named Selections based upon their layer assignment. This can be accomplished by enabling the Named Selection preference, and adding the keyword 'Layer' to the Named Selection Key list. Subsequent attach/refresh actions will import with selection groups named with the form, Layer. Localization Considerations To change the ANSYS Ribbon to match Workbench localization follow these steps. • Unconfigure the AutoCAD Plug-In using CAD Configuration Manager • Run AutoCAD one time, then close. • Under the options menu, change locale setting within Workbench.

• Configure the AutoCAD Plug-In using CAD Configuration Manager. • Run AutoCAD. Alternatively the Workbench.cuix file can be manually loaded from path to Workbench> aisol CADIntegration DWG Language from AutoCAD's user interface customization too. Ex4 to mq4 decompiler build 600+. Reader Attach/Refresh When importing and no active session of AutoCAD is running, ANSYS Workbench will automatically launch the last run version of AutoCAD for the current user account. Import will fail if the current user has never launched AutoCAD. In this case launching the CAD system one time will resolve the failure.

Units AutoCAD does maintain an internal length unit scale factor. However, by default the length unit is undefined for all layouts Block Table Records such as Model Space and Paper Space. This conflicts with the model unit specification within the drawing file. To reconcile the potential discrepancy the geometry interface will interpret AutoCAD models as if they have the same length unit system specified within ANSYS Workbench, with no conversion attempted. Release 16.2 - © SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved.