https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/export-autodesk-inventor-to-ansys-step-iges-as-solid-body/m-p/8089630#M376287 <P>Hi Kevin,</P> <P>I have a similar problem&nbsp;when I import the model from Inventor Professional 2018 to Ansys 17.2.</P> <P>I have 449 parts, 449 bodies.</P> <P>Can you help me?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Thank you!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/587450">@KevinLi-Autodesk</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>If geometry in the model is a solid and have no geometry errors, Inventor should export it to be "solid" via STEP/IGES.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>What's your Inventor version ? May you send the model to me via Hongyuan.Li@autodesk.com for further investigation ?&nbsp;You can also check if there are some options in ANSYS that convert it to surface when open the STEP file.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Regards,</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:55:10 GMT Anonymous 2018-06-25T16:55:10Z