Exporting Parasolid from SolidWorks

Save out your Model as a parasolid from SolidWorks. Note that you will want the geometry as close to ready for meshing as possible, as performing model "surgery" in simmodeler is not always straight forward. The outputted file will have the format <file_name>.x_t.

Note: if you do not have a parasolid model of your own, please go to the directory /projects/tutorials/On_Ramp_parasolid and copy On_ramp_example.x_t into your working directory.

Next, you'll want to change the extension from .x_t to .xmt_txt. To do this, run mv <file_name>.x_t <file_name>.xmt_txt from your terminal. From here, you are ready for the convert step, which is documented here (See note below before clicking video link).

Note: For the convert step, you cannot be on portal1, and must be on one of the viz nodes (machine viz003 is good). Also, the file "convertParasolid2Sim.sh" seen in the video may be found in the directory /users/mabl7046/Group_Dir (temporary fix). You need to copy this file into the directory where you will be working.

Once the convert step is complete, you are ready to use simmodeler!