{"id":183593,"date":"2024-09-14T02:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T02:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=183593"},"modified":"2024-09-18T07:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T07:11:01","slug":"how-to-use-autoskin-subd-hybrid-feature-in-ansys-discovery","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-use-autoskin-subd-hybrid-feature-in-ansys-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Autoskin SubD hybrid feature in Ansys Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Autoskin tool generates CAD geometry from faceted models that are relatively smooth and error-free. For example, if your design starts with a clay model that is scanned and output to a supported faceted data type, you can import this data as a Facet Mesh. Then, use the Autoskin tool to create the CAD geometry.<\/p>\n<p>This video demonstrates how to use the <strong>Autoskin SubD Hybrid Model feature<\/strong> in Discovery. It shows the process of converting a faceted model from a topology optimization simulation into a SubD model.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/7rHLyqRaua2Y2CaSrL2p6H.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block;width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The faceted model should be smooth and free from defects (for example, the model should be manifold with no sharp edges, self-intersections, etc.). If the model boundary is not smooth, the CAD geometry creation may fail or result in incorrect geometry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Only a single faceted body can be converted at a time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The conversion is dependent on the number of facets, inflection points, curves, etc. Performance will be impacted when skinning models with a large number of facets (above 200,000 triangles).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Skin Surface tool can be used to manually create any missing patches.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-183594\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-274x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-934x1024.png 934w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-768x842.png 768w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-1401x1536.png 1401w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-22x24.png 22w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-33x36.png 33w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile-44x48.png 44w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Autoskin_SubD_KM_Tile.png 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-183593","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-3d-printing","topic-tag-autoskin-tool","topic-tag-cad-geometry","topic-tag-faceted","topic-tag-faceted-models","topic-tag-reverse-engineering","topic-tag-scanned","topic-tag-stl","topic-tag-subd-hybrid-model","topic-tag-subd-model","topic-tag-subdivision","topic-tag-topology-optimization","filter-by-application-ansys-discovery","filter-by-application-discovery","filter-by-application-discovery-geometry","filter-by-application-discovery-model","filter-by-application-discovery-modeler"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_edit_lock":["1728677266:180"],"_edit_last":["3452"],"filter_by_optics_product":["Lumerical"],"_filter_by_optics_product":["field_64fb192ba3121"],"application_name":[""],"_application_name":["field_64a80903c8e15"],"family":[""],"_family":["field_64a809229a857"],"siebel_km_number":[""],"_siebel_km_number":["field_63ecbffce60db"],"salesforce_km_number":[""],"_salesforce_km_number":["field_63ecc018e60dc"],"km_published_date":[""],"_km_published_date":["field_64c77704499dd"],"product_version":[""],"_product_version":["field_64c776cb4fd2e"],"_bbp_forum_id":["159549"],"_bbp_topic_id":["183630"],"_bbp_author_ip":["2401:4900:889e:21d5:bdb1:1a2f:718f:2770"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["183595"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-09-14 02:10:28"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["0"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["1"],"_btv_view_count":["2581"],"_bbp_likes_count":["3"]},"test":"watchlearnansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/183593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/183593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183630,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/183593\/revisions\/183630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}