CAD Import Module

The geometry of a mobile phone
MANUFACTURING: The geometry of a mobile phone is imported into COMSOL, which can then manipulate this geomtery.

CAD Import Module

Collaboration within design teams is made easy with the CAD interoperability tools for COMSOL. The CAD Import Module brings in all major CAD formats directly into the COMSOL Desktop where you can simulate your design accurately, using a real-world multiphysics model.

The CAD Import Module includes the Parasolid geometry kernel which enables powerful repair and defeaturing tools. The interactive repair feature assures that imported geometries are mathematically correct for simulation. And, in order to cut down on unnecessary details in your CAD geometries, defeaturing tools that remove fillets, small faces, sliver faces, as well as spikes or short edges are included.

Spatial Powered by Parasolid
MCAD File Formats Read Write
SolidWorks® (.sldprt, .sldasm)1 Yes Yes3
Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm)1 Yes Yes3
Autodesk Inventor® (.ipt, .iam)1 Yes Yes3
DXF (.dxf) Yes Yes
Parasolid® (.x_t, xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin)1 Yes Yes
ACIS® (.sat, .sab)1 Yes No
STEP (.step)1 Yes No
IGES (.iges)1 Yes No
CATIA V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct)2 Yes No
VRML, v1 (.vrml, .vrl) Yes No
STL (.stl) Yes No

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1 Requires one of LiveLink™ for Inventor®, LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER®, LiveLink™ for SolidWorks®, or CAD Import Module
2 Requires File Import for CATIA V5 and one of LiveLink™ for Inventor®, LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER®, LiveLink™ for SolidWorks®, or CAD Import Module
3 To file via linked CAD package

All the capabilities of the CAD Import Modules are also available in the LiveLink™ products for Inventor®, Pro/ENGINEER®, and SolidWorks®.

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