CAD Import Module

The geometry of a mobile phone
MANUFACTURING: The geometry of a mobile phone is imported into COMSOL, which can then manipulate this geometry.

CAD Import Module

Collaboration within design teams is made easy with the CAD interoperability tools for COMSOL. The CAD Import Module brings in all major CAD formats directly into the COMSOL Desktop where you can simulate your design accurately, using a real-world multiphysics model.

The CAD Import Module includes the Parasolid geometry kernel which enables powerful repair and defeaturing tools. The interactive repair feature assures that imported geometries are mathematically correct for simulation. And, in order to cut down on unnecessary details in your CAD geometries, defeaturing tools that remove fillets, small faces, sliver faces, as well as spikes or short edges are included.

Glossary
Spatial Powered by Parasolid

The CAD Import adds the following file formats to the wide array supported by the COMSOL product family:

MCAD File Formats Read Write
Autodesk Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) Yes No
Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Yes No
SolidWorks® (.sldprt, .sldasm) Yes No
Parasolid® (.x_t, xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin) Yes Yes
ACIS® (.sat, .sab) Yes No
STEP (.step) Yes No
IGES (.iges) Yes No
CATIA V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct)1 Yes No

See all supported file formats
1 Requires the CAD Import Module and the
File Import for CATIA® V5

All the capabilities of the CAD Import Module are also available in the following products:

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