The ADINA Modeler (ADINA-M)
is an add-on module to the ADINA User Interface program that provides solid modeling
capabilites. With ADINA-M, solid geometry can be created directly in the ADINA User Interface program by creating ADINA-M solid primitives (e.g., blocks, cylinders, etc.) and using the ADINA-M tools to construct more complex solid geometry.
IGES files can also be imported through ADINA-M, where IGES surfaces can be "sewn" to form solid bodies.
ADINA-M (Parasolid) is based on the Parasolid kernel which is also used by other popular CAD systems such as Unigraphics, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, and Bentley Systems. Solid geometries from these and other Parasolid-based CAD systems can be directly imported through ADINA-M (Parasolid) into the ADINA User Interface. The imported Parasolid parts can be modified inside the ADINA User Interface using the tools in ADINA-M (Parasolid).
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Figure on the right shows a part created in SolidWorks, imported into the ADINA User Interface program with ADINA-M (Parasolid), and meshed using the automatic free meshing capability in the ADINA User Interface. |
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