The application supports IGES files as a Reader.
See Product & CAD Configuration Manager for usage information.
For detailed installation information about the Product & CAD Configuration Manager, see:
| Linux: Configuring CAD Products> Using the CAD Configuration Manager |
| Windows: Configuring CAD Products> Using the CAD Configuration Manager |
Support
At the time of release, detailed version support information for the Linux and Windows platforms is accessible via Geometry Interface Support.
For information about post-release CAD system compatibility with Ansys Workbench, see the Platform Support section of the Ansys Website.
Document import supported by interface: *.igs,*.iges
Table 14: Import Preference Support for IGES Geometry Interface
| Import Solids | Yes | |
| Import Surfaces | Yes | |
| Import Lines | Yes | |
| Parameter Processing and prefix/suffix key | No | |
| Attribute Processing and prefix | Yes - Color and Layer (No for DesignModeler) | |
| Named Selection Processing and prefix | Yes - Color and Layer (No for DesignModeler) | |
| Material Processing | No | |
| Analysis Type |
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| Associativity | No | |
| Coordinate Systems | No | |
| Work Points | Yes (No for DesignModeler) | |
| Reader Save File | No | |
| Instancing | Yes | |
| Smart Update | No | |
| Enclosure and Symmetry Processing | No | |
| Mixed Import Resolution | No | |
| Decompose Disjoint Geometry | Yes (No for DesignModeler) | |
| Clean Geometry On Import | Yes (No for DesignModeler) | |
| Stitch Surfaces On Import | Yes (No for DesignModeler) | |
| Import Facet Quality | Yes |
Specific to non-DesignModeler products)
Selective Update (Windows) — This interface fully supports the Selective Update feature.
Length Unit — The length unit specified in the part or assembly is automatically read from the geometry file and is transferred into Ansys Workbench. The Length Unit field in the Details will be read-only. If a unit system is not detected in the geometry file, the Length Unit field in the Details will be active, allowing the Length Unit to be specified.
Hidden parts — Parts that are hidden or suppressed in CATIA V5 are skipped automatically by this interface.
Import CAD Color as an Attribute of Named Selection —
Attribute: specify the "Attributes" option and set the "Attributes Key" to "Color" or a list of specific Colors delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Color:255.0.0; Color:255.255.0").
Named Selection: specify the "Named Selections" option and set the "Named Selections Key" to "Color" or a list of specific Colors delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Color:255.0.0; Color:255.255.0").
Import CAD Layer as an Attribute of Named Selection —
Attribute: specify the "Attributes" option and set the "Attributes Key" to "Layer" or a list of specific Layers delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Layer:0;Layer:1;Layer:3").
Named Selection: specify the "Named Selections" option and set the "Named Selections Key" to "Layer" or a list of specific Layers delimited by a semicolon (for example: "Layer:0;Layer:1;Layer:3")
Specific to DesignModeler product
IGES imports sets of surfaces that enclose a region to create a solid body.
IGES models cannot be imported if they contain bodies that extend beyond 500 meters in any direction from the world origin, even when the Large Model Support option is enabled. For IGES imports to be successful, the model must fit inside the base 1 km^3 size box.
Similar in behavior to IGES files exported from Ansys Mechanical APDL, IGES models that do not have a defined unit system in the file will be interpreted as meter units upon import into Ansys DesignModeler and/or Ansys Workbench; that is, 1.0 = 1 meter.
For IGES assembly models containing any assembly level parts and root level parts of the same name, the root level parts with those duplicate names fail to import, unless they are imported into DesignModeler or SpaceClaim Direct Modeler first.
Caveats and Known Issues
Limited Support — Non-Commercial, Education Edition, Alpha, Beta, and PR versions (even of supported official versions) are not supported.