The Geometry system launches either Ansys Discovery or DesignModeler, allowing you to create and import a model. It also allows you to import an existing geometry file.
You can also import BladeGen model files into DesignModeler using the BladeEditor feature. BladeEditor provides a seamless path to both structural and fluid analysis, which enables you to efficiently transition from preliminary blade design, to full 3D viscous flow analysis, and finally to your native CAD system. BladeEditor features are available in DesignModeler depending on your license preferences. For more information on Ansys BladeEditor, see Ansys BladeEditor help.
You can set your user preferences to select your preferred editor as default. For more information, see Geometry Import.
For more information on the geometry capabilities in Workbench, see DesignModeler Project Schematic Operations in the Ansys DesignModeler User's Guide
To work through a Geometry system:
To add a Geometry component system, drag the system from the Toolbox to the Project Schematic or double-click the system in the Toolbox.
You can also drag a geometry file to the Project Schematic. A Geometry component system is created with the geometry file attached.
Right-click the Geometry cell and select one of the following options from the context menu:
To open Ansys Discovery, select
You can then build a model using its features. When you save the geometry, the file becomes an *.dsco file.
To open DesignModeler, select .
You can then build a model using its features. When you save the geometry, the file becomes an *.agdb file.
To import an existing geometry file, select .