The ADINA Modeler (ADINA-M)
is an add-on module to the ADINA User Interface program that provides solid modeling
capabilities. 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 NX, 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).
The figures below show parts created in a CAD program, imported into the ADINA User Interface program with ADINA-M (Parasolid), and meshed using the automatic free meshing capability in the ADINA User Interface.
By licensing the ADINA-M module, the following features will be available in the ADINA User Interface (AUI):
| ADINA-M Feature | Description |
| Import Parasolid Model | Import a Parasolid model file created by other Parasolid-based CAD programs. |
| Define Body | Define ADINA-M solid primitives, sheet bodies (trimmed surfaces), and transformed bodies. |
| Body Sweep | Create a solid body by sweeping the face of an existing body in a given direction or along a line. |
| Body Revolve | Create a solid body by revolving the face of an existing body about an axis. |
| Define Section Sheet | Define a planar section sheet that can be used to cut a body into two or more bodies. |
| Boolean Operator | Modify a body by merging, intersecting, or subtracting operations with other bodies. |
| Body Modifier | Modify a body through blending (filleting), chamfering, sectioning, hollowing, or partitioning operations. |
| Body Defeature | Remove small features (faces) from a body. |
| Midsurface Extraction | Create sheet bodies from a thin-walled solid body. |
| Split | Split an edge or face of a body into two parts. |
The screen shot below shows the ADINA-M options mentioned in the table in the AUI environment.
