3DEXPERIENCE Utility Adapter

You use the 3DEXPERIENCE Utility adapter to run a batch utility that operates on a selected object. You can map parameters into the utility before it runs, and you can retrieve parameters from the utility after it runs.

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Configuring the 3DEXPERIENCE Utility Adapter

The 3DEXPERIENCE Utility adapter allows you to do the following when the adapter runs:

  • Prior to running the batch utility, map a process parameter to a knowledgeware parameter referring to an attribute of a 3DEXPERIENCE object. For example, map a process parameter to a knowledgeware parameter that refers to a dimension of a part.
  • Run a batch utility. In most cases, the batch utility will operate on a selected object in the workflow, such as a simulation of the part.
  • After running the batch utility, map a knowledge parameter referring to an output back into a process parameter. For example, map a knowledge parameter that refers to a sensor specifying the peak displacement of a part back to a process parameter.

The following batch utilities are available:

Export in V5 format
Export objects from the selected object in V5-format files, typically parts (.CATPart) and products (.CATProduct).
Export to 3DXML
Export objects from the selected object to 3DXML files.
Export External Simulation Representation
Export an object stored as an external simulation representation that was generated outside the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to an XML file. For example, export an external simulation representation of a Nastran simulation.
Import an External Simulation Representation
Import an object into an external simulation representation from an XML file that was generated outside the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Generic Batch
Run a specified batch utility by passing the name of the file and its arguments.
Import from a 3DXML file
Import a simulation from a 3DXML file.
Setup Physics Results Specifications
Update the result plots, sensors, and history data contained in a physics simulation object. You can also create or update lightweight visualization data in a physics simulation object, which can be viewed in Physics Simulation Review or 3DPlay.
Duplicate object
Create a duplication of a simulation object. The simulation object and product referenced by the simulation is duplicated, but not the material. You can also use parameter values to prefix the string, for example: ${Run_Number}.
Export simulation to input file
Export a selected physics simulation object to an ASCII input file that can be read by another application; for example, to an Abaqus input file (.inp) or a Nastran input file (.nas).
Execute simulation
Run a selected simulation and generate results.
Import simulation results
Import the results of a simulation from a file into a selected physics simulation, such as from an Abaqus output database (.odb).
Save simulation results
Save the results of a simulation (reports and/or field and history plots) into files.
System experiment batch
Run a system experiment simulation and generate results.