© 2011 Autodesk Freely licensed for use by educational institutions. Reuse and changes require a note indicating that content has been modified from the original, and must attribute source content to Autodesk. Education Community Working With Imported Geometry: Importing Parameters from CAD Models  Benefits of importing constraints and contact types from CAD models  How to apply loads and boundary conditions in Autodesk® Inventor® for use in Autodesk® Simulation Multiphysics

© 2011 Autodesk Freely licensed for use by educational institutions. Reuse and changes require a note indicating that content has been modified from the original, and must attribute source content to Autodesk. Education Community Working With Imported Geometry Importing Parameters from CAD Models Overview  Many CAD packages have built-in FEA tools for preliminary design analysis purposes.  Depending on the combination of software being used, it is possible to import many parameters from the CAD analysis into the FEA simulation:  Loads and boundary conditions  Contact types  Meshing parameters and element types Section 1 Module 3 Page 1

© 2011 Autodesk Freely licensed for use by educational institutions. Reuse and changes require a note indicating that content has been modified from the original, and must attribute source content to Autodesk. Education Community  It is highly efficient to not duplicate efforts by importing parameters already established by the CAD analysis.  Baseline CAD analysis results can avoid multiple design iterations within the FEA simulation. Working With Imported Geometry Importing Parameters from CAD Models Overview, continued Section 1 Module 3 Page 2 Yoke meshed and analyzed in Autodesk® Inventor®

© 2011 Autodesk Freely licensed for use by educational institutions. Reuse and changes require a note indicating that content has been modified from the original, and must attribute source content to Autodesk. Education Community Working With Imported Geometry Importing Parameters from CAD Models Loads and Boundary Conditions Section 1 Module 3 Page 3  Many load types available in Autodesk® Simulation Multiphysics are also available in CAD analysis packages, such as surface forces, surface pressures, and point loads.  Boundary conditions, such as fixed and sliding contacts are also present in CAD analysis packages.  All of the above can be set in the CAD package and later imported into Autodesk® Simulation Multiphysics for further analysis and refinement.

© 2011 Autodesk Freely licensed for use by educational institutions. Reuse and changes require a note indicating that content has been modified from the original, and must attribute source content to Autodesk. Education Community Working With Imported Geometry Importing Parameters from CAD Models CAD Model Modifications Section 1 Module 3 Page 4  Surfaces can be split within the native CAD package or Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion to create cleaner models for analysis. Surface split in Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion Yoke imported from Autodesk® with mesh, loads, and boundary conditions

© 2011 Autodesk Freely licensed for use by educational institutions. Reuse and changes require a note indicating that content has been modified from the original, and must attribute source content to Autodesk. Education Community Working With Imported Geometry Importing Parameters from CAD Models Summary Section 1 Module 3 Page 5  Benefits of importing constraints and contact types from CAD models  How to apply loads and boundary conditions in Autodesk® Inventor® for use in Autodesk® Simulation Multiphysics  The video will demonstrate how to import parameters from your CAD models, including mesh, loads, and boundary conditions.