Solidworks/FeMAP interface. 2

[Worldtraveller]

This may be better to ask a solidworks person, but the end result I'm looking for is in FEMAP, so....

I have a model, built in SW, so it's a full 3D solid model. I want to convert part of it into a 2D surface model. I thought that I could delete the solid geometry, and it would leave the points/lines/surface, but that does not seem to be the case.

Could I do that by exporting/importing differently? (i.e. maybe a step file, or different export options?)

Thanks.

 

[BlasMolero]

Hello!,
Do not delete anything, you can perform the midsurface process perfectly in FEMAP based in the 3-D solid model, OK?.
1.- Instead to import the native *.SldPrt or aseembly *.SldAsm better save the SW model as Parasolid (*.X_T) and import the file in FEMAP. The result could be the same (importing native or Parasolid), but in the past I have some problems importing native files, and using parasolid was perfect (Both FEMAP and SW are Parasolid based kernel!!). Forgot at all to use STEP or IGES, always parasolid or native!!.
2.- Create a new LAYER and make sure is active & visible. In this layer is where you will create the midsurface model. Using layers is a very practical way to separate both solid & shell models. You can create a new layer for each component if you like.
3.- Issue command "GEOMETRY > MIDSURFACE > AUTOMATIC" and select the solid component to create the midsurface. FEMAP will attempts to use face pairing technology in the Parasolid modeling engine to automatically create a midsurface representation of a solid part or between selected surfaces. The command requires you to select the surfaces, spec­ify a Target Thickness (midsurface tolerance), and optionally set some additional settings. You may want to click the Distance icon button to use the measuring tool to specify an effective Target Thickness. Any surfaces with a distance between them less than the Target Thickness will have a midsurface generated.

The resulting midsurface created by the Parasolid face pairing algorithm will always be a constant off­set from one face or the other. In some cases, this will require the user to do some additional modifica­tion of the geometry or mesh to account for non-constant offset regions in the model.

Only active the Paring options when the default setting OFF do not give good result. And enjoy!.

Best regards,
Blas.

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Ingeniero Industrial
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