6 Replies Latest reply on Feb 13, 2012 6:12 PM by Renee Lippert

Export IGES model to ANSYS

Xiaohang Kong Sep 6, 2011 12:10 PM

Hello

I have problem with exporting IGES model to ANSYS. I am creating a model in SW and exporting it as IGES. However, all solid wolums are missed when I imported it into ANSYS. What do you guys recommend?

Thanks

Re: Export IGES model to ANSYS

Rony Gamarro Sep 7, 2011 11:40 AM (in response to Xiaohang Kong)

Try importing to ANSYS a STEP or Parasolid, ANSYS might read these other files better than IGES.
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Re: Export IGES model to ANSYS

Deepak Gupta Sep 7, 2011 11:44 AM (in response to Xiaohang Kong)

Welcome to SolidWorks forums Kong.

I used to export SolidWorks file into Parasolid to be used in ANSYS.

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- Re: Export IGES model to ANSYS
  
  Renee Lippert Feb 13, 2012 6:12 PM (in response to Deepak Gupta)
  
  Thank you for your help! I am not familiar with Solidworks, and I was given a ridiculously big solid works file to model in FLUENT and importing the Solidworks file directly to ANSYS gave me all kinds of errors. Saving the file as a Parasolid fixed everything!!!!
  
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Re: Export IGES model to ANSYS

Scott McFadden Sep 7, 2011 11:46 AM (in response to Xiaohang Kong)

Check out part 2.3 of this pdf file. It says ANSYS will accept
parasolid x_t

http://www1.ansys.com/customer/content/documentation/120/ans_con.pdf
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Re: Export IGES model to ANSYS

Xiaohang Kong Sep 8, 2011 6:15 AM (in response to Xiaohang Kong)

Thanks for your help!
I tried to import STEP and Parasolid files as well and ANSYS showed it required a license. Does it require special ANSYS license to import STEP and Parasolid?
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  Scott McFadden Sep 8, 2011 6:50 AM (in response to Xiaohang Kong)
  
  It does if you need to open the program and use any of it's tools.
  
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