1. Training Manual 001419 15 Aug 2000 2.6-1 2.6 CADfix For ANSYS CADfix for ANSYS (CFFA for short) is an ANSYS product that uses CADfix* technology to: –increase the reliability of importing CAD models into ANSYS via IGES or STEP files. CFFA capabilities include: –Processing a single IGES or STEP file or a list of files. –Automatic checking of the geometry to make sure it can be meshed or modified with ANSYS Boolean operations. –Automatic repair of troublesome entities. –Manual repair of entities which cannot be automatically repaired. *CADfix is a software package available from International Technegroup Incorporated in Milford, Ohio, USA; www.iti-oh.com.

2. Training Manual 001419 15 Aug 2000 2.6-2 … CADfix For ANSYS Software requirements: –CADfix 3.0 (included in CADfix for ANSYS) –One task of ANSYS Release 5.6 or 5.7. Supported platforms: –Hewlett-Packard 9000 –IBM RS6000 –SGI –Sun UltraSPARC –Intel PC, Windows NT 4.0

3. Training Manual 001419 15 Aug 2000 2.6-3 … CADfix For ANSYS IGES file Start ANSYS.db file Do Repairs in CADfix Check in ANSYS Repair Needed? Auto Repair? Repair Assistant DONE CADfix for ANSYS NO YES NO A typical flow diagram for CFFA is shown below.

4. Training Manual 001419 15 Aug 2000 2.6-4 … CADfix For ANSYS New at Release 5.7 is the ability to import STEP files. Also being tested now is the ability to read native CATIA files. More information on this will be available after initial release of ANSYS 5.7.