Heart Model Import and Execution

When you import the Heart Model, the import process installs files in the Living Heart directory.

The tables below list the Heart Model files that are available for import and execution, along with additional content that provides more information about the Heart Model.

Table 1. Model Files
File Name Description
<release_number>_Living_Heart_Simulation_Object.3dxml 3D XML file containing a Physics Simulation object.
<release_number>_ 0n_Living_Heart_Simulation_Experience.3dxml 3D XML files containing simulation experiences for creating processes for on-premises execution of the model for various scenarios. For more information, see The Heart Model Simulation Processes.
Table 2. Additional Content
File Name Description
README-LivingHeart.txt Readme file that contains model information, installation instructions, and legal notices.
LivingHeartDoc.zip User guide for the 3DEXPERIENCE 2020x Heart Model: Living-Heart-Human-Model-Documentation-3DEXPERIENCE2020x.pdf.

Note: 3D XML files of the Heart Model are not compatible between different releases. Use the same release to import the 3D XML files for the Heart Model as you do to execute the Heart Model. For example, if you are executing the Heart Model in a 3DEXPERIENCE R2018x Fix Pack release (such as FP.1806), import the 3D XML files for the Heart Model from that same release (FP.1806). If you import 3D XML files for the Heart Model from the 3DEXPERIENCE R2018x GA release into a 3DEXPERIENCE R2018x Fix Pack release, there is no guarantee that the model execution will be successful.

You can import the Heart Model into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform from Living_Heart_Simulation_01.3dxml. The import operation creates the following 3DEXPERIENCE objects:

  • A Physics Simulation object that contains the parts and assembly along with the model and scenario definition. This definition can include features such as the meshes, material properties, simulation steps, loads, boundary conditions, and output requests. You can import this file as many times as required.
  • A simulation experience. Instantiating the experience creates the Heart Model simulation process that contains the steps required to prepare the Heart Model for analysis. The process also starts the analysis on the selected 3DOrchestrate Station.
Recommendation: Import only one copy of the experience on a single 3DSpace server.

To execute the Heart Model, you can do either of the following:

  • Run the external solve command from Mechanical Scenario Creation, and select the simulation experience containing the Living Heart Model simulation process. The first time you run the external solve command, it instantiates the selected experience and executes the simulation process that it generates. For subsequent runs, the external solve command instantiates the experience only if you select a new experience; otherwise, the command skips the instantiation and executes the previously instantiated simulation process.
  • Search for the simulation process that was generated by instantiating the simulation experience, and run the process from within .

To import and execute the Heart Model on premises, you must have a license for Living Heart Human Model Content (LHM). Your Administrator can grant this role to you during installation (from the Native Apps installation media) or after installation is complete.