cfd advice

[Max-C]

Good day to all.
I'd like to ask you which cfd you would recommend.
Until today I have always used the flow simulation of solidworks and I have always found myself well.
in the company is used nx 8 so I would be oriented to request the license of this.
I also feel fluent (catea) talking about it well.
Could you tell me the differences between the two and what would you recommend?
excuse ignorance: ansys is a cat's add-on, can it also be put in nx8 or a software itself?
I apologize for the question maybe "stupida" but I am beginning to approach this world:smile:

thanks for the help

 

[Xythras]

hi ansys is a complete pig for calculation algie finite elements, you can also make geometric modeling within it, but it seems to me that at present it is even more convenient to import from cad, compatibility to other formats is almost total including those generated with catia.
if in your company you use nx then the software you should look at is femap, maybe since you already pay nx we get a discount.
Finally if you use catia this should be well integrated with abaqus, but I have to tell you that the catia environment I know very little.
I hope I've been helpful.

 

[Max-C]

hi ansys is a complete pig for calculation algie finite elements, you can also make geometric modeling within it, but it seems to me that at present it is even more convenient to import from cad, compatibility to other formats is almost total including those generated with catia.
if in your company you use nx then the software you should look at is femap, maybe since you already pay nx we get a discount.
Finally if you use catia this should be well integrated with abaqus, but I have to tell you that the catia environment I know very little.
I hope I've been helpful.

Yes, very kind.
excuse ignorance but so I could export .stp files from nx and import them into ansys to make my simulations?
What have ansys and femap more than sw fllow simulation for example?

 

[Xythras]

hi you can import .stp or .igs, if you have ansys installed in nx a menu appears for its nx start.
for the talk of what they have more I think that being dedicated only to the fem you more powerful in modeling, but they could be even more complicated depends on what you have to do.

 

[Max-C]

hi you can import .stp or .igs, if you have ansys installed in nx a menu appears for its nx start.
for the talk of what they have more I think that being dedicated only to the fem you more powerful in modeling, but they could be even more complicated depends on what you have to do.

Okay.
Now I have a lighter aquadro.

Thank you very much!

 

[gerod]

ansys has the supplementary module with many cads. should have it also for nx. if you go to the site you will find the info.
the advantage of integration with cads is that if you do a trick on cad you can upgrade the model without losing what you did until then in ansys.

 

[Max-C]

ansys has the supplementary module with many cads. should have it also for nx. if you go to the site you will find the info.
the advantage of integration with cads is that if you do a trick on cad you can upgrade the model without losing what you did until then in ansys.

I understand.
with ansys it is however possible to insert fans, peltier etc... ?