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[Monta]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to import a CAD-Geometry with parametrised dimensions. In Solidworks I defined my parameters as global variables. I used the DS Prefix for naming the parameters. The parameters (as global variables) can't be imported. In Workbench I select the property all for parameters and don't specify DS or ANS to see if Ansys actually imports anything and I see It imports only the dimensions and leaves the global variables (with or without Prefix). My question is:

1. can anyone tell me if it is possible to do import global variables?
2. if yes how to do that.

thanks in advance for your help!

Greetings,

Monta

[Keyur Kanade]

Looks like only parameters can be imported and not global variables.
Please go through help manual for more details
Regards Keyur
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[Monta]

I went through the ansys help and I found it is actually possible to import global variables.
Now I tried in configuration manager i choosed as CAD-Selection Solidworks (Workbench associative interface) as in this pictures



But this did not help and once i exit and check again the configuration I find it is reset to Reader.
Any further suggestions how to deal with that would be helpful.

regards Monta

[Keyur Kanade]

Are you referring to attributes.
I have never used solidworks.

[Monta]

Not a problem!
I am asking why are not the changes I made in CAD Configuration manger from reader to associative interface ( see foto) are reset back to reader after I exit.

[casker]

I am having the exact same problem, did you find the solution?

[Monta]

Unfortunaltely I gave up on it! But try what I did it might work!