Open a Teamcenter model structure in Pre/Post

Note:

Before you open a Teamcenter CAE model structure in Pre/Post, ensure the following:

• Enable Dialog Box to Manage Pending CAE Components is selected in your customer defaults.

• There is a CAE Source relation from the root node of the CAE model structure to the root node of the CAD product structure.

1. In the Teamcenter Navigator, navigate to or search for the CAD product structure that the model structure is related to. Right-click the CAD item revision and choose Open.Pre/Post uses the units and part transformation information in the CAD assembly to drive the assembly FEM mappings.Teamcenter Integration opens the CAD assembly in the Modeling application, and displays the Assembly Navigator.

2. In the Resource Bar, click the Teamcenter Navigator tab.

3. Navigate to or search for the CAEModel revision that represents the root node in the model structure.

4. Right-click the CAEModel revision and choose Open.

5. In the Select Template Part dialog box, click OK.The Information window appears, displaying a message similar to the following:There are new components to be positioned. In order to position these new components, set the work part to this part. Use the Assemblies -> Components -> Manage Pending Components command or the Simulation Navigator command "Manage AFEM Components". Note: Do not use the Manage Pending Components command. This command is intended only for working with CAD assemblies.The software creates the new assembly FEM and opens the Pre/Post application. The new assembly FEM is associated with the CAD assembly. You can expand the CAD assembly node in the Simulation Navigator to note the assembly components that have the Ignored status.

6. In the Simulation Navigator, right-click the assembly FEM node and choose Manage AFEM Components.

7. In the Manage AFEM Components dialog box, in the table, expand the root node to view pending components. These are components to be mapped to parts in the CAD assembly. Select individual components to add, or select the root node to add all components.

8. (Optional) For any selected components created from a solver bulk data file, clear the check box in the Bodies column to create a FEM with no polygon bodies.

9. (Optional) For any selected components with a relation to a CAD item revision, clear the check box in the Map CAD column if you do not want the CAD component position to drive the FEM component position. With Map CAD unchecked, the new component FEM is positioned based on the Teamcenter transformation matrix or the WCS origin.

10. In the FEM Environment group, select a Template from the list, or specify the Solver and Analysis Type.This specifies the solver language for the FEM files, and, if any CAEModel revisions reference bulk mesh data, specifies the translator used to import meshes.

11. In the AFEM Environment group, select a Solver and Analysis Type for the assembly FEM.

12. Click OK.The software creates the new FEM files, generates polygon bodies from the associated CAD files, and maps the new FEM files to the corresponding CAD parts. If any CAEModel revisions reference mesh bulk data, the meshes are imported using the specified solver language. Teamcenter adds the appropriate datasets and relations to the Teamcenter database when you save your data in Pre/Post.You can modify the resulting assembly FEM structure in Pre/Post as needed. When you save your files in Pre/Post, the resulting modifications are reflected in the Teamcenter model structure.

How do I

Configure preferences to support model structure synchronization

Open a CAEModel revision in Pre/Post

Update pending changes to an assembly FEM

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Synchronizing Teamcenter model structures with assembly FEMs

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Editing the datamapping.xml file

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