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Importing drawing file to Ansys Design Modeler

- February 4, 2019 at 4:01 pm
  
  arjang
  Subscriber
  
  Hello
  
  I have a simple 2D geometry designed in AutoCAD and I would like to import it into Design Modeler. However I receive the following error message when I try to import DWG and DXW files:
  
  I would appreciate it if I could get some advice on how to resolve this issue.
- February 4, 2019 at 5:05 pm
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  It's possible that you've not installed the CAD readers but equally dxf/dwg files can cause problems due to the format. Can you export STEP and try that?
- February 5, 2019 at 4:23 am
  
  Keyur Kanade
  Ansys Employee
  
  with student version you can not import dwg files. please check following link.
  
  https://www.ansys.com/en-in/academic/free-student-products?utm_source=studentcommunity&utm_campaign=studentcommunity&utm_content=Studentproduct&utm_source=studentcommunity&utm_campaign=studentcommunity&utm_content=Studentproduct
  
  please use step, iges or parasolid format
- February 5, 2019 at 5:47 am
  
  arjang
  Subscriber
  
  Thank you kkanade for your response. I tried IGES format but I got the same error. I tried all the other available formats that I could export my drawing (image below) and none of them worked. For some reason I do not see the step or parasolid format. Do you think there is is till some issue with my version of ANSYS? Or is there another way to resolve the issue?
- February 5, 2019 at 5:49 am
  
  arjang
  Subscriber
  
  Hello rwoolhou
  
  Thank you for your response. For some reason I am not able to export STEP, maybe my AutoCAD is limited. As I mentioned to kkanade, I tried all the available export formats (image below) and none of them opened in ANSYS, I got the same error message. Do you know of any alternate solution?
- February 5, 2019 at 5:50 am
  
  Keyur Kanade
  Ansys Employee
  
  please convert your drawing in autocad into a surface or solid body. then try.
- February 5, 2019 at 11:12 am
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  Also, click on the DesignModeler box and set properties to mixed lines & surfaces (or similar): I've had another user have problems with AutoCAD & SolidEdge and think there's something odd with the export. Creating faces or solids ought to resolve this too.
- February 7, 2019 at 4:27 pm
  
  arjang
  Subscriber
  
  Hello rwoolhou and kkanade
  
  Thanks to your useful advice, my issue is resolved! I first exported the IGES files using AutoCAD Mechanical and then set the properties of DesignModeler to mixed lines and surfaces. I did not need to try to create a surface or solid on AutoCAD.
- February 8, 2019 at 5:41 am
  
  Keyur Kanade
  Ansys Employee
  
  good.
  
  can you mark this as 'is solution' to help others on forum.
- February 26, 2019 at 9:04 pm
  
  mahmoud14
  Subscriber
  
  Does anybody know how I can import a 2D AutoCAD file as a section! to ANSYS workbench and assign it to a line body.
  Many thanks
- February 27, 2019 at 2:37 am
  
  Keyur Kanade
  Ansys Employee
  
  please create a new post as this is marked as solved.
- February 28, 2019 at 2:36 pm
  
  mahmoud14
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  Does any body know how to import a CAD file to ANSYS workbench as a CROSS- SECTION for beam.
  Thanks a lot for your helps.

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