ICEM CFD 19.1 – Unable to import STEP/IGES geometries

- April 15, 2019 at 2:16 pm
  
  terwilliger12
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  
  One of the researchers in an area I support recently had ANSYS ICEM CFD 19.1 installed and he noticed when trying to import a geometry via File >> Import Geometry >> Legacy that "STEP/IGES" is no longer available like it was in the old version he was using (he thinks it was version 13 or 14). Is it possible to import STEP/IGES files in ICEM CFD 19.1? If so, what is the process?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Ron
- April 16, 2019 at 4:03 pm
  
  pjstopfo
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Ron,
  
  ICEM 19.1 uses a different set of CAD readers from earlier versions, called the 'Workbench Readers'. These are accessed through File > Import Model. This is why the old readers in File > Import Geometry are labelled as 'Legacy'. You should be able to import STEP, IGES and several other formats using the 'Import Model' option.
  
  Regards,
  
  Phil
- April 22, 2019 at 9:37 pm
  
  terwilliger12
  Subscriber
  
  Thanks pjstopfo, that was the information the researcher needed, much appreciated!
- February 28, 2020 at 4:09 pm
  
  Sai Guruprasad Jakkala
  Subscriber
  
  I receive the following error when I try to import the model in STL and IGS format.
  
  ERROR:
  pIPartMgr->AttachAssembly() failed!
  
  It also appears when I import the original Solidworks part file.
  
  Any reason for this error. I tried STP format also.