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I’m having difficulty importing a 3D geometry I created on Sketchup Pro trial version into the ANSYS (18.2) SpaceClaim environment. First, I tried exporting the geometry from Sketchup Pro in various formats (i.e. Dwg., dxf., obj., e.t.c.) and then imported these formats into SpaceClaim separately.
COMSOL ®The COMSOL Model file type, with the extension.mph, is the default filetype containing the entire model tree and application tree from the Model Builderand Application Builder, respectively. The file contains both binary and text data.The mesh and solution data is stored as binary data, while all other information isstored as plain text.The COMSOL binary and text file types, with the extension.mphbin and.mphtxt, respectively, contain either geometry objects or mesh objects that can beimported directly to the Geometry or Mesh nodes in the model tree.The Physics Builder file type, with the extension.mphphb, contains one or more user-defined physics interfaces that you can access from the Model Builder. File FormatExtensionReadWriteCOMSOL Model and Application.mphYesYesBinary Data.mphbinYesYesText Data.mphtxtYesYesPhysics Builder.mphphbYesYes. CADThe CAD Import Module and Design Module allow for import of a range ofindustry-standard CAD file types.
Additional file types are available through thebidirectional functionality of the LiveLink products for CAD as well as with theFile Import for CATIA® V5 add-on.The 3MF (3D), DXF (2D), PLY (3D), VRML (3D), and STL (3D) file types are available for import with COMSOL Multiphysics and do not require any add-on products. Unless noted otherwise in the table below, import of the listed file types is available on all supported versions of Linux®, Mac OS X, and Windows® operating systems.
ECADThe ECAD Import Module allows for import of 2D layout files with automaticconversion to 3D CAD models. The Touchstone file type is used for exportingS-parameters, impedance, and admittance values from simultaneous port andfrequency sweeps. The SPICE Circuit Netlist file type is converted at import to aseries of lumped circuit element nodes under an Electrical Circuit node, in the model tree. File FormatExtensionReadWriteIPC-2581 1.cvg,.xmlYesNoODB 1.zip.tar.tgz.tar.gzYesNoGDS 1.gdsYesNoTouchstone 2.s2p,.s3p,.s4p.NoYesSPICE Circuit Netlist 3.cirYesNo1Requires the ECAD Import Module2Requires one of the AC/DC Module, RF Module, MEMS Module, or Wave Optics Module3Requires one of the AC/DC Module, RF Module, MEMS Module, Plasma Module, orSemiconductor Module. Material DatabasesThe Chemical Reaction Engineering Module and the Plasma Module can readCHEMKIN® files to simulate complex chemical reactions in the gas phase.
ThePlasma Module can read LXCAT files for sets of electron impact collision crosssections. Vmware workstation 3.2 download. File FormatExtensionReadWriteCHEMKIN ® 1.dat,.txt,.inp 3YesNoCAPE-OPEN (direct connection) 1n/aN/AN/ALXCAT file 2.lxcat.txtYesNo1 Any file format is allowed, these are the most common extensions2Requires the Plasma Module3Any extension is allowed; These are the most common extensions. Images and MoviesResults visualization can be exported to a number of common image file types; Seethe table below.
Images can also be read and used as interpolation functions forphysics modeling. Animations can be exported to one of the Animated GIF,Adobe ® Flash ®, and AVI file types. The 3D representation from a 3D plot can be exported to the glTF™ format for 3D scene exchange. File FormatExtensionReadWriteAdobe ® Flash ®.swfNoYesAnimated GIF.gifNoYesAVI 1.aviNoYesBMP.bmpYesYesEPS (1D graphs).epsNoYesglTF TM.glbNoYesJPEG.jpg,.jpegYesYesMP4 2.mp4YesNoOGV 2.ogvYesNoPNG.pngYesYesTIFF.tif,.tiffNoYesWEBM 2.webmYesNo1Available for Windows only2Available in the Application Builder, for Windows ® only, in the video form object. Programming Languages and SpreadsheetModel files for Java ® are editable files with the extension.java that contain sequences of COMSOL commands as Java ® code.
Edit the files in a text editor to add additional commands. You can compile these Java ® files into Java ® Class files with the extension.class and run them as separate applications. Program code used in model files for Java ® is essentially identical to that of the Method editor in the Application Builder. However, the Method editor comes with an integrated Java ® compiler.Model files for MATLAB® are editable script files (M files), similar to the modelfiles for Java®, for use with MATLAB®. These model files, which have theextension.m, contain a sequence of COMSOL commands as a MATLAB® M file.You can run the model files in MATLAB® like any other M file scripts. It is alsopossible to edit the files in a text editor to include additional COMSOLcommands or general MATLAB® commands.
Running model files in the M fileformat requires LiveLink™ for MATLAB®.With a license for LiveLink™ for Excel®, you can save models on the Visual Basicfor Applications (VBA) format for use with Excel®.Complied C-code can be linked with a model or application in several waysincluding the External Material and External Function interfaces in the ModelBuilder and as the External Library interface in the Application Builder. File FormatExtensionReadWriteMATLAB ®: Model file for MATLAB ®.mNoYesMATLAB ®: Function 1.mYesNoJava ®: Archive File.jar 6YesNoJava ®: Compiled model file for Java ®.classYesNoJava ®: Model file for Java ®.javaNoYesC: Function.dll 3,.so 4,.dylib 5YesNoExcel ® 2.xlsx.vbaYesYes1Requires LiveLink™ for MATLAB ® 2Requires LiveLink™ for Excel ®, available for Windows ® only 3Available for Windows ® only 4Available for Linux ® only 5Available for Mac OS X only 6Can be linked to a method in an application using the Application Builder. Numerical and Interpolation Data FormatsThe grid, sectionwise, and spreadsheet file types can be read for defininginterpolation functions. The sectionwise and spreadsheet file types canfurthermore be read and used for defining interpolation curves and written forexporting results. In addition, tables can be copy-pasted on spreadsheet format.Parameters and Variables can be imported and exported to the Plain text, Comma-separated values, or Data file types.The Continuous and Discrete color table text file types are used for user-defined color tables for Results visualization.Digital Elevation Model (DEM) files can be read and used as a Parametric Surface for defining a Geometry.
File FormatExtensionReadWriteCopy and paste spreadsheet formatn/aYesYesExcel ® spreadsheet 1.xlsxYesYesTable.txt,.csv,.datYesYesGrid.txtYesYesSectionwise.txt,.csv,.datYesYesSpreadsheet.txt,.csv,.datYesYesParameters.txt,.csv,.datYesYesVariables.txt,.csv,.datYesYesContinuous and Discrete color table.txtYesNoPoint data for Cut Point data sets.txtYesNoDEM.demYesNoVTK.vtuNoYes1Requires LiveLink™ for Excel ®, available for Windows ® only.
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