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Is it possible to import line bodies from Solidworks?

Is it possible to import line bodies from Solidworks?

Is it possible to import line bodies from Solidworks?

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Long time reader, first posting!

Anyone know if it's possible to create line bodies to import from Solidworks '07 to Workbench 11?
I want to add beam elements to an already large multiple part assembly.
(The ultimate solution would be to get the WB modeler, but I only have access to the Solidworks WB interface.)

Would I have to...
1. import my Solid/Surface bodies from Solidworks to Workbench
2. export files from Workbench to Classical
3. create keypoint, lines, beam elements, etc. in Classical
4. run analysis in Classical
5. import results into Workbench (optional)
???

Is this export/import non-sense possible?
I realize i left out the details of my actual analysis, i'm more concerned about the geometry import restrictions/limitations.
 

RE: Is it possible to import line bodies from Solidworks?

Hi,
well, I can only speak about what I've tried, and this is only one of the scenarios you described:
build the wire-body in the CAD you support (in my case, it's UG NX4, but the same applies with SolidWorks), then import it into Classical, then define sections for the beams and mesh the model. Differently from Workbench, Classical won't import any parameter of the CAD model.

I know the "wire" import is supported in Workbench, however I don't know how you have to define sections and so on.

Regards

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