Transfer parameter from Catia to Ansys

- July 11, 2019 at 9:44 am
  
  Jeje
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  
  Is it possible to import a CAT product/Part in Ansys Workbench with the parameters defined on Catia ? i need to use those parameters to perform optimization study. I have tried to rename the parameter by using DS and add publication but it doesn't work at all, i have the geometry imported in Ansys without the parameters.
  
  Thanks in advance for your help !
- July 11, 2019 at 10:29 am
  
  Rob
  Ansys Employee
  
  I think you need the Catia licence add on to do this: chances are you don't have it. Depending on the model can you import the CAD and recreate the part that needs the parameters in Workbench? DesignModeler may be the best tool for this as the sketches are more easily altered for parametric studies.
- July 12, 2019 at 7:19 am
  
  Jeje
  Subscriber
  
  Thanks for the reply !
  
  Effectively i don't have that Catia licence.
  
  Is it possible to import the geometry and then modify it ? if yes, in which format (CAT, STP, igs....)
  
  Recreate the model in DesignModeler is going to be really difficult cause i used Surfacic in Catia to do the geometry, and i don't know if it is possible in DM.
- July 12, 2019 at 9:08 am
  
  Rob
  Ansys Employee
  
  SpaceClaim will read pretty much anything, DesignModeler will take STP, iges & Parasolid with no problems (I prefer STP). As I don't know what Surfacic does, or what your model looks like I can't comment on difficulty!
- July 12, 2019 at 9:16 am
  
  Jeje
  Subscriber
  
  OK thanks you so much,
  
  i will try to modify first my geometry if i cannot succeed i will try to recreate it on DM
- July 12, 2019 at 12:36 pm
  
  Rob
  Ansys Employee
  
  Depending on what the parameter is you can bring most of the model in and then replace the bits that need to be parameterised.
- July 17, 2019 at 1:29 am
  
  Jeje
  Subscriber
  
  thanks you !

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