Launch a geometry or CAD file of a valve model (an ASCII .sat) into CFD for water flow simulation studies.
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In Autodesk CFD, there are several ways to transfer your geometry into the program to configure and run a simulation.
00:11
One quick way is to open a geometry or CAD file directly from your local folder.
00:17
Use this method if the CAD system is not available or if you are using geometry from Vault.
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However, if you need geometry associativity, it is better to launch from the CAD system.
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On the Autodesk CFD ribbon, on the Start & Learn tab, Launch panel, click New.
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In the New Design Study dialog, click Browse.
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Next, on your local drive, navigate to and select the file you want to open.
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For this example, in the Flow Control folder, select Flow-Control-Valve-model.sat.
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Then, click Open.
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In the New Design Study dialog, type a name for your study, such as “flow control model”,
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and then click Create new design study to open the model.
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For this example, the geometry imports in units of meters, and needs to be converted to millimeters.
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To make this conversion, in the Design Study Bar tree, right-click Geometry and select Change length units to > mm.
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In the Change Unit popup, ensure that Change units is selected.
01:23
Without this option selected, the model geometry will be resized.
01:28
Click OK, and the model updates to reflect the new units.
01:33
You can now begin interacting with the model in CFD.
00:03
In Autodesk CFD, there are several ways to transfer your geometry into the program to configure and run a simulation.
00:11
One quick way is to open a geometry or CAD file directly from your local folder.
00:17
Use this method if the CAD system is not available or if you are using geometry from Vault.
00:23
However, if you need geometry associativity, it is better to launch from the CAD system.
00:29
On the Autodesk CFD ribbon, on the Start & Learn tab, Launch panel, click New.
00:36
In the New Design Study dialog, click Browse.
00:40
Next, on your local drive, navigate to and select the file you want to open.
00:45
For this example, in the Flow Control folder, select Flow-Control-Valve-model.sat.
00:52
Then, click Open.
00:54
In the New Design Study dialog, type a name for your study, such as “flow control model”,
00:60
and then click Create new design study to open the model.
01:03
For this example, the geometry imports in units of meters, and needs to be converted to millimeters.
01:10
To make this conversion, in the Design Study Bar tree, right-click Geometry and select Change length units to > mm.
01:19
In the Change Unit popup, ensure that Change units is selected.
01:23
Without this option selected, the model geometry will be resized.
01:28
Click OK, and the model updates to reflect the new units.
01:33
You can now begin interacting with the model in CFD.
