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Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

eng.abass5 — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:35:25 GMT

Hi there,

I am using Fusion 360 to design the models , but i am not sure how to export my model to Autodesk CFD.

to run a thermal fluid simulation. for example i draw heat exchanger model by fusion 360, and want to

expert the properties of a fluid flow inside this model using CFD.

is this possible and how ?

thanks

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

Jon.Wilde — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:49:12 GMT

I would export as sat or step.

Then, within CFD, go to 'new' and read it in 🙂

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

Amal.C — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:53:27 GMT

Hi @eng.abass5,

Were you finally able to import your CAD model into CFD while exporting it from Fusion as. step or. sat?

please let us know 🙂

Thanks

Amal

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

eng.abass5 — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:20:35 GMT

Actually this not the point,
But i am not sure if the module that is imported from fusion will have the real properties and if the simulation results true or not , specially if the modul is complecated ?

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

Jon.Wilde — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:10:29 GMT

CFD just sees CAD models as dumb volumes initially - so all properties need to be assigned within the CFD interface.

Does that help to answer your question?

If not, could you rephrase the question as I am not sure I understood.

Thanks!

Jon

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

eng.abass5 — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:07:55 GMT

got it, thanks, Jon .

so if i draw for example .. channels between 2 plates using fusion 360, and open

the file in the CFD , the software can understand that there is a channels or spaces between

the plates, and can let any fluid to flow inside the channels?

sorry i have other question, if you notes attached photo you

can see some notifications in the left side ( yallow color ), do the mean some thing wrong ?

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

matt.bemis — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:22:57 GMT

Hi @eng.abass5,

Do not worry about those yellow exclamation points. As you can see on the side, it just means those feature do not exist in the CAD therefore the model assessment toolkit skips them.

Thanks,

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

eng.abass5 — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:33:57 GMT

Thanks Matt,

sorry, but i have many to ask about.

Now, which is better for modeling mechanical devices like heat exchangers fusion 360 or inventor?

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

matt.bemis — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:04:36 GMT

Hi @eng.abass5,

That is an interesting question :). It's really up to which the user has more experience/proficient with. Both would be fine for modeling mechanical devices including heat exchangers.

Thanks,

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

eng.abass5 — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:30:55 GMT

Sounds nice, thanky you again Matt.

Re: Exporting from Fusion 360 TO CFD

matt.bemis — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:17:19 GMT

Hi @eng.abass5,

Sure! I am happy to help. Good luck modeling!