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Launching From CAD

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After completing the model in CAD, the first step is to transfer it into Autodesk® Simulation CFD. There are several ways to do this, but the process originates in the CAD system. The following CAD systems use a CAD Connection that is based on an Autodesk® Simulation CFD menu or icon in their user interface:

Autodesk® Inventor
Autodesk® Inventor Fusion
Autodesk® Revit
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4 and higher
Solid Edge (Autodesk® Simulation CFD desktop only; for Autodesk® Simulation CFD 360, use Autodesk® Inventor Fusion.)
UGNX
One Space Designer (CoCreate Modeling) (Autodesk Simulation CFD desktop only; for Autodesk® Simulation CFD 360, use Autodesk® Inventor Fusion.)
SpaceClaim (Autodesk Simulation CFD desktop only; for Autodesk® Simulation CFD 360, use Autodesk® Inventor Fusion.)
Solid Works

Other CAD systems, including the following, use Autodesk® Inventor Fusion to transfer geometry:

Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3 (and earlier)
CATIA v5

CAD Connections

A direct launcher is included in the Autodesk Simulation CFD installation for several CAD systems. A icon or menu is added into the CAD user interface during the Simulation CFD installation process.

CAD	Launch Method
Autodesk® Inventor	Click the Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 tab, and select the appropriate option: To launch only the visible model, select Launch Active Model. This opens the Design Study Manager. To collect parts and surfaces into groups for assigning settings with Rules or in the Design Study Builder, select CAD Entity Groups. (For more about CAD Entity Groups...) To launch the table of iParts or iAssemblies, select Launch iParts/iAssemblies. This opens the Design Study Builder.
Autodesk® Inventor Fusion	Click Autodesk Simulation CFD on the Simulation tab: The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.
Autodesk® Revit Architecture and Revit MEP	Add-Ins_Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.
Pro/Engineer	Open the Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 menu, and select the appropriate option: To launch only the visible model, select Launch Active Model. This opens Autoprep, which is useful for resolving accuracy issues, interferences, and changing the launch method. The model is then launched with the Design Study Manager. To launch the Family table of instances, select Launch Instances. This opens the Design Study Builder. (Note that only the Granite method is used for launching multiple instances.) To collect parts and surfaces into groups for assigning settings with Rules or in the Design Study Builder, select CAD Entity Groups. (For more about CAD Entity Groups...) (Note that CAD Entity Groups are transferred to the Autodesk® Simulation CFD model only when the Granite launch mode is used.) NoteAutodesk® Inventor Fusion is the CAD Reader for Wildfire 3 and earlier versions. Click NO LABEL for more about using Autodesk® Inventor Fusion as the Wildfire 3 CAD Reader.
Solid Works	Click the Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 tab, and select the appropriate option: To launch only the visible model, select Active Model. This opens the Design Study Manager. To collect parts and surfaces into groups for assigning settings with Rules or in the Design Study Builder, select CAD Entity Groups. (For more about CAD Entity Groups...) To launch the table of iParts or iAssemblies, select Multi-Configurations. This opens the Design Study Builder.
Solid Edge	The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.
UGNX	Analysis_Launch Autodesk Simulation CFD: The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.
CoCreate Modeling	Tools_Toolbox_Autodesk® Simulation CFD Launcher A dialog appears with two options: Selection Mode: Solid parts and assemblies must be selected to be exported. Note that face parts and wire parts will not be launched to Autodesk Simulation CFD. As Displayed Mode: All solid parts in the selected viewport’s drawlist will be exported. The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.
SpaceClaim	Autodesk Simulation CFD icon (in the Autodesk® Simulation CFD ribbon tab): The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.
Parasolid (.x_t) Acis (.sat) file	Create a new analysis from a Parasolid or Acis file by launching Autodesk Simulation CFD from the Desktop or Start Menu.

CAD Reader

Autodesk® Inventor Fusion further strengthens the workflow between CAD and Autodesk® Simulation CFD. While Fusion is a strong complement to most CAD systems, it is the designated method to transfer geometry from the following systems:

CATIA v5
Pro/Engineer® Wildfire 3

To use Autodesk® Inventor Fusion as a CAD Reader:

Open the CAD model directly into Autodesk® Inventor Fusion (which is included in the Autodesk Simulation CFD installation).
Use the extensive collection of Autodesk® Inventor Fusion geometry tools to prepare the model for simulation.
To transfer the model into Simulation CFD, click Autodesk Simulation CFD from the Simulation tab:

The visible model is launched, and the Design Study Manager opens.

Simulation CFD

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