Associative Interfaces Between Abaqus and CAD Systems
The Associative Interfaces enable geometry transfer from a CAD system to Abaqus/CAE. These powerful add-ons enable you to send selected components or an entire assembly from the CAD system to Abaqus/CAE with a single mouse click. You can modify your model in supported CAD systems and update the model in Abaqus/CAE without losing any analysis features assigned to the model using associative import. A plug-in for the CAD system provides the connection between the applications and the CAD Connection establishes the toolset in Abaqus/CAE.
The Associative Interface for 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA allows you to transfer 3DEXPERIENCE Parts and Products into Abaqus/CAE using associative import. The CAD model assigns materials and publications to the Abaqus/CAE model as material and set definitions, respectively.
The following import techniques are available with the Associative Interface for 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA:
Use the matrix to identify the appropriate version of the Associative Interface for 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA for the indicated product pairings.
The CATIA V5 Associative Interface allows you to transfer CATIA V5 Parts and Products into Abaqus/CAE using associative import. Materials and publications assigned to the CATIA V5 model are also transferred to the Abaqus/CAE model as material and set definitions, respectively. In addition to associative import, the CATIA V5 Associative Interface allows you to directly import the geometry of CATIA V5 models in .CATPart and .CATProduct format into Abaqus/CAE.
The following import techniques are available with the CATIA V5 Associative Interface:
The CATIA V5 Associative Interface allows transfer of CAD data between specific versions of CATIA V5 and Abaqus/CAE. Use the matrix to identify the appropriate version of the CATIA V5 Associative Interface for the indicated product pairings.
The Abaqus/CAE Associative Interface for NX allows you to transfer parts and assemblies from NX into Abaqus/CAE using associative import. In addition to associative import, the Abaqus/CAE Associative Interface for NX includes a direct translator that writes NX parts and assemblies in Elysium Neutral (.enf_abq) File format; Elysium Neutral Files can later be imported into Abaqus/CAE.
The Abaqus/CAE Associative Interface for NX also allows you to modify parameters defining NX geometry features such the radius of a hole or an extrusion length from within Abaqus/CAE. You can propagate the updated parameters to both the NX model and the Abaqus/CAE model. Associative import also streamlines the transfer of materials from NX to Abaqus/CAE.
The following import techniques are available with the Abaqus/CAE Associative Interface for NX:
The Abaqus Associative Interface for NX allows transfer of CAD data between specific versions of NX and Abaqus/CAE. Use the matrix to identify the appropriate version of the Abaqus Associative Interface for NX for the indicated product pairings.
The Pro/ENGINEER Associative Interface allows you to transfer parts and assemblies from Pro/ENGINEER into Abaqus/CAE using associative import. In addition to associative import, the Pro/ENGINEER Associative Interface includes a direct translator that writes Pro/ENGINEER parts and assemblies in Elysium Neutral (.enf_abq) File format. It allows you to import Elysium Neutral Files into Abaqus/CAE.
The Pro/ENGINEER Associative Interface also allows you to modify parameters defining Pro/ENGINEER geometry features such the radius of a hole or an extrusion length from within Abaqus/CAE. You can propagate the updated parameters to both the Pro/ENGINEER model and the Abaqus/CAE model.
The following import techniques are available with the Pro/ENGINEER Associative Interface:
Use the matrix to identify the appropriate version of the Abaqus Associative Interface for NX for the indicated product pairings.
The SolidWorks Associative Interface allows you to transfer a part or assembly from SolidWorks to Abaqus/CAE. You can later modify the model in SolidWorks and propagate these modifications to Abaqus/CAE without losing any analysis features assigned to the model in Abaqus/CAE. The SolidWorks Associative Interface is useful when you are iterating on the design of a model in SolidWorks based on the results of analyses conducted in Abaqus.
The following import techniques are available with the SolidWorks Associative Interface:
The SolidWorks Associative Interface allows transfer of CAD data between specific versions of SolidWorks and Abaqus/CAE. Use the matrix to identify the appropriate version of the SolidWorks Associative Interface for the indicated product pairings.
The CAD geometry translators for CATIA V4 and Parasolid allow you to transfer model geometries from CAD systems into Abaqus/CAE. These geometry translators allow you to import models directly from the CAD system’s native file format. Within these translators, you only need the appropriate file reader for Abaqus/CAE.
Geometry Translator for CATIA V4 Versions 4.1.9 through 4.2.4
This translator allows you to import geometries from CATIA V4 format (.model, .catdata, .exp) files directly into Abaqus/CAE.
This translator allows you to import geometries from Parasolid format (.x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt, .xmt_bin) files directly into Abaqus/CAE. Various CAD products can generate Parasolid-format parts, such as NX, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, FEMAP, and MSC.Patran.
The components of the CAD geometry translators are available on the platforms indicated in the following tables:
Platform |
CATIA V4 |
Parasolid |
Windows/x86-32 |
x |
x |
Windows/x86-64 |
x |
x |
Linux/x86-64 |
x |
x |
Abaqus/CAE requires a license to import parts and assemblies in CATIA V4 and Parasolid formats.
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