{"id":181717,"date":"2024-02-07T09:54:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=181717"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:32:30","slug":"ansys-discovery-detect-tool","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/ansys-discovery-detect-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Ansys Discovery &#8211; Detect Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discovery can import a variety of native and neutral CAD formats, but you may need to prepare this data for export and for CAE. 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