Transfer the SOLIDWORKS Assembly to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

Open the O-ring assembly in SOLIDWORKS, and transfer it to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

You can use Design with SOLIDWORKS to store native SOLIDWORKS data (assembly and part files) to a collaborative space in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and to develop simulation workflows using 3DEXPERIENCE simulation apps.

In this example, you open the assembly in a SOLIDWORKS Desktop session, and then you transfer the assembly and its simulation features to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. By transferring the SOLIDWORKS assembly to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you have access to advanced simulation capabilities, such as the automatic detection of contact interactions and the creation of a hybrid mesh with tetrahedral and hexahedral ("brick") elements. These 3DEXPERIENCE features automate certain aspects of the simulation setup and can improve the results accuracy.

Before you begin: Download the assembly from the Dassault Systèmes Knowledge Base article, Sample Data: Contact Analysis of an O-Ring.
  1. Open a native client on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
    The process that you use to open a native client depends on your installation and environment. For example, you can open a client from a desktop shortcut or from an email invitation to a 3DDashboard.

    For more information, see Getting Started.

  2. From the Compass, click Design with SOLIDWORKS.

    SOLIDWORKS Desktop opens.

    Note: Depending on your role, you might also be able to open SOLIDWORKS Desktop by clicking the SOLIDWORKS Add-in app.
  3. In SOLIDWORKS Desktop, do the following:
    1. Open the SOLIDWORKS assembly file EXAMPLE-Oring.SLDASM that you previously downloaded.
      The assembly has three parts (Groove.SLDPRT, O-ring.SLDPRT, and Top plate.SLDPRT) and the associated nonlinear simulation study, Ready.
    2. Open the 3DEXPERIENCE task pane.

      The MySession widget displays a tree view of the active SOLIDWORKS assembly and a list of commands that you can access through the action bar. You can use the MySession widget to perform PLM operations on SOLIDWORKS models in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

    3. From the top bar of MySession, click the down arrow , and select Preferences to review information about the active collaborative space and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform tenant to which you are connected.

      The active collaborative space is where you save the 3DEXPERIENCE data. You can change the current collaborative space without logging out or closing the active session.

    4. From the Lifecycle section of the action bar, click Save Active Window .
      The Save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box lists the active SOLIDWORKS files.
    5. In the Save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box, select the top Convert check box to convert the SOLIDWORKS geometry to 3DEXPERIENCE geometry.
    6. Confirm that the top Save check box is also selected.
    7. Click Save to save the SOLIDWORKS geometry to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
      The converter utility creates a 3DEXPERIENCE physical product for the current configuration of the SOLIDWORKS assembly. A physical product is a PLM entity in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform that represents the geometry data of a part or an assembly. When the conversion succeeds, in the Save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box, the icon for each part under Convert Status changes to a green check mark .

      Tip: If the Convert Status column is not visible, right-click the header row and select Customize View > Convert Status.