Method for converting ANSYS models to PDMS models

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The general design process involves first performing strength calculations on the structure to ensure it meets regulatory requirements, and only after that does modeling in PDMS proceed. The modeling in PDMS is based on the structural model created using ANSYS or other computational software. For more complex structures, the workload associated with modeling in PDMS is high, and errors are likely to occur. To improve efficiency, it is necessary to develop a plugin that can automate this process, namely by importing the model from ANSYS directly into PDMS. This can be achieved by writing a plugin using the .net interface supported by PDMS, which reads in and analyzes the structural model information from the computational software. For ANSYS, it is necessary to convert the section properties into specific section specifications; thereafter, the model can be created in PDMS using the .net language or PML. This approach ensures model accuracy, and the entire process is simple and easy to carry out.