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CFturbo_ ANSYS Workbench Extension2
CFturbo_ ANSYS Workbench Extension2
How to use it
1. Install and load Ansys Workbench Extension
During the CFturbo installation, the Workbench Extension is installed automatically for all available Ansys versions, if this was not deactivated explicitly.
The installation is made in the corresponding directory c:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\<Version>\Addins\ACT\extensions\.
Additional Prerequisites
To enable the usage of Named Selections for workflows with CFturbo, the following prerequisite needs to be fulfilled:
2. How it works
The parameter and export configuration can be made within CFturbo using PROJECT / Ansys Workbench.
All CFturbo settings are saved in the working directory of Ansys Workbench.
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For every exported component, the CFturbo system creates a corresponding component in Ansys Workbench. The exported CFturbo nodes and the
corresponding Ansys application are displayed.
The parameters created in CFturbo are written into the parameter set within the Ansys Workbench. Parameters can be modified bi-directionally.
2.5 Workflows
3. Current restrictions
When using SpaceClaim, problems may occur under certain circumstances, the solution of which is described in the CFturbo manual.
The status of the *.stp to *.scdoc conversion should be set onetime before the initial update of the CFturbo system. If the conversion option is changed
later, one needs to reset the cell state of the CFturbo export cells manually.
Delete the following in the installation directory c:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\<Version>\Addins\ACT\extensions\: - File CFturbo.wbex - Directory
CFturbo (Administrator rights required, Workbench needs to be closed)
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Important: To uninstall the extension, it must not have been loaded when the workbench was started. Therefore, the extension must first be deactivated
and the workbench must be restarted.
Then the extension can be uninstalled via context menu.
Questions?
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