LiveLink™ for AutoCAD®

ELECTRONICS: The picture shows a direct currents simulation where a foil wire conductor is represented as a surface in AutoCAD®. An Electric Currents Shell physics interface is applied to the synchronized geometry using the AC/DC Module in COMSOL Multiphysics®.

LiveLink™ for AutoCAD®

LiveLink™ for the AutoCAD® CAD system allows you to transfer a 3D geometry from AutoCAD® to COMSOL Multiphysics. The synchronized geometry in the COMSOL model stays associative with the geometry in AutoCAD. This means that settings applied to the geometry, like physics or mesh settings, are retained after subsequent synchronizations. The LiveLink interface is also bidirectional to allow you to initiate a change of the AutoCAD geometry from the COMSOL model.

All LiveLink for CAD products include all the capabilities of the CAD Import Module. This lets you import and defeature files from all major CAD packages.

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AutoCAD is a registered trademark or trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. LiveLink™ for AutoCAD® is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by Autodesk, Inc., and/or its affiliates and/or subsidiaries.

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LiveLink™ for AutoCAD® adds the following file formats to the wide array of formats supported by the COMSOL product family:
MCAD File Formats Read Write
AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) Yes2 Yes2
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

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1 Requires LiveLink™ for AutoCAD® and
File Import for Catia® V5
2 Via the LiveLink™ interface

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