TIPS

Tips for Catia V5 ICEMCFD Analysis Workbench

Creating Families automatically from PartBody

• Open a Catia V5 part document (*.CATPart) that contains a valid PartBody
• Start the ICEM CFD Workbench
  -Start -> Analysis & Simulation -> ICEMCFD Analysis
• Create the MeshPart
  -select ICEMCFD -> Global Parameters
  -select [Select Part to Mesh] button and select the PartBody from the link tree
  -select the Run Mesher option
  -select OK
• Create the Families automatically and compute the Mesh
  -select ICEMCFD -> Compute Mesh

Creating Families using ICEMCFD Polygon selection by Type

• Open a Catia V5 part document (*.CATPart)
• Start the ICEM CFD Workbench
  -Start -> Analysis & Simulation -> ICEMCFD Analysis
• Create the MeshPart
  -select ICEMCFD -> Global Parameters
  -select [Select Part to Mesh] button and select the PartBody
  -select the Run Mesher option
  -select OK
• Create the Families using ICEMCFD Polygon selection by Type
  -select ICEMCFD -> Select Faces by Polygon
  -select the PartBody that the objects will be selected from
  -create the polygon (double click to close)
  -select ICEMCFD -> Define Face Family
  -select OK
  -select ICEMCFD -> Select Edges by Polygon
  -select the PartBody that the objects will be selected from
  -create the polygon (double click to close)
  -select ICEMCFD -> Define Edge Family
  -select OK
  -select ICEMCFD -> Select Points by Polygon
  -select the PartBody that the objects will be selected from
  -create the polygon (double click to close)
  -select ICEMCFD -> Define Point Family
  -select OK
• Compute  the Mesh
  -select ICEMCFD -> Compute Mesh

Creating a mesh from Geometry (Open Bodies)

• Open a Catia V5 part document (*.CATPart)
• Start the ICEM CFD Workbench 
  -Start -> Analysis & Simulation -> ICEMCFD Analysis
• Create the MeshPart
  -select ICEMCFD -> Global Parameters
  -select [Select Part to Mesh] button and select the "empty" PartBody
  -select the Run Mesher option
  -turn ON Save ICEMCFD files
  -select OK
• Create the Families
  -select Edit -> Search -> General: Workbench [Topology] .Type [Face]
  -select Search
  -select OK
  -select ICEMCFD -> Define Face Family
  -select OK
  -select Edit -> Search -> General: Workbench [Topology] .Type [Edge]
  -select Search
  -select OK
  -select ICEMCFD -> Define Edge Family
  -select OK
• Compute the mesh (and save the support files)
  -select ICEMCFD -> Compute Mesh
  -block up the model and save the Blocking file
  -save the Unstructured mesh file
  -Quit
  -the ICEMCFD support files will be saved

Downward Compatibility Utility in CATIA V5
This utility is used for converting CATPart(s) from a higher version to lower version; e.g., a CATPart from V5 R11 with an OEM Customer can be converted and provided to an OEM Supplier / Vendor using V5 R10.

• Select "Utility" command from Tools menu
.
• Double-click on Downward Compatibility Utility to open a new GUI for the operation.
• Click Folder icon to Select documents to be converted (multiple documents can be selected for one operation).
• Check "Replace" to overwrite the same CATPart(s) selected above.
• Check "Pointed Documents" to convert any related documents with the CATPart (CATProduct containing this CATPart will be converted; CATDrawing derived and linked to this CATPart will be converted).
  (For this facility - Tools > Options > General > General > Load Referenced Documents option should be checked.)
• Select operation "Convert" from given "Convert / Synchronize / Info"
• Select Version to which CATPart should be transformed. (V5R10 to V5R6) available in V5R11.
• Type in path / select by clicking folder icon - the Target Directory in which converted CATPart will be saved!
• Click "Save" to save Parameters file in a Custom Directory. This file keeps a record of every user-setting done at that time and can be used for the same operations on other CATParts.
• Finally click "RUN" to execute the batch process.