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: *.stp, *.step
Table 27: Import Preference Support for STEP Geometry Interface
| Import Solids | Yes | |
| Import Surfaces | Yes | |
| Import Lines | Yes | |
| Parameter Processing and prefix/suffix key | No | |
| Attribute Processing and prefix | Yes | |
| 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 | No | |
| Reader Save File | No | |
| Instancing | No | |
| 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
Closed faces and hollow solids from an STEP file are transferred as full solids in the Ansys Mechanical application.
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 Ansys DesignModeler
You cannot import STEP files containing models with bounding box greater than 500 cubic meter in any direction from world origin even with "Enable Large Model Support" option turned on. For STEP imports to be successful the model must fit inside the base 1 km^3 size box.
The STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data) reader will both read and write model data to and from the STEP format. It is important to note that the STEP format does not store model data in the same way as the DesignModeler application. STEP format stores surface data, which upon import into the DesignModeler application is stitched together to form bodies. In some rare cases, the DesignModeler application model exported to STEP format may not produce the exact same geometry when imported again into the DesignModeler application.
For STEP 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.
Non-Commercial, Education Edition, Alpha, Beta, and PR versions (even of supported official versions) are not supported.