Modify CAD geometry with Autodesk Inventor Fusion

You can modify the geometry of an imported CAD solid model with Autodesk Inventor Fusion.

To use this tool, both Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Design Link software and Autodesk Inventor Fusion software must be installed on your system.

To use this tool, the current study must contain at least one CAD model (part or assembly) in a supported native geometry format, which has been imported by Direct Import using Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Design Link. At least one layer containing a CAD Body must be visible in the graphics window. Supported CAD geometry formats include:

• Autodesk Inventor 2012 Beta 2, IPT
• Autodesk Inventor 2012 Beta 2, IAM
• SAT v4–v7
• CATIA V5 R20
• Parasolid V22
• Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0
• SolidWorks 2011

The Modify with Inventor Fusion tool automatically exports an imported CAD model and opens the model in Autodesk Inventor Fusion so you can make changes to the model geometry.

When you choose to Return to Moldflow or close the Autodesk Inventor Fusion application, the modified CAD model is imported automatically into a new study in Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight. For the round-trip workflow to complete successfully, do not close the current Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight project while you are modifying the model geometry with Autodesk Inventor Fusion.

In the new study, the following settings specified in the original study are retained:

• Material selection
• Process settings
• Mesh parameters, such as global edge length and local mesh density settings
• Injection locations
• Coolant inlets

• The original mesh on the selected CAD model
• Boundary conditions other than injection locations and coolant inlets
• Analysis results

Before you start an analysis in the new study, you must generate a mesh on any unmeshed geometry that is returned from Autodesk Inventor Fusion; ensure that all retained settings, injection locations, and coolant inlets are correct; and reapply any required boundary conditions on the new mesh.