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Parasolid-based CAD Systems
Parasolid
is a leading production-proven core solid modeling system.
Parasolid forms the kernel of ADINA-M,
ADINA's own solid modeler. It is also the base of popular commercial
modelers including:
Due to the common geometry engine, ADINA-M provides a natural interface to
all Parasolid-based CAD systems. The ADINA User Interface (ADINA-AUI) can
communicate directly with
the Parasolid data structure. This means that any pre-processing command that
requires geometric information, e.g. meshing,
accesses the exact geometric data. Also, boundary conditions and loads
can be applied directly to the geometry.
Parasolid assemblies, which are collections of bodies, can be loaded into
ADINA-M. Matching faces of adjacent bodies can be
linked so that compatible meshes are generated at the interfaces.
The following pictures show a 3D mesh generated on a Parasolid assembly
featuring 114 bodies. Please, click on thumbnails for larger
images.
Mesh of back-hoe loader.
Close-ups.
ADINA Interfaces to CAD
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