What Is the Imported CAE Model Node?

The imported CAE model node, located within the Imported Models node, provides an interface for file-based coupling.

From an imported CAE model node, it is possible to map solution data from the Simcenter STAR-CCM+ model onto the CAE model, and export it in a format that can be read into the third-party software. You can also import solution data for a CAE model, computed by the third-party code, map the data onto the Simcenter STAR-CCM+ model, and use the data to define boundary conditions, or as an input to the morpher.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ automatically names the imported CAE model node according to the following convention:

<File Type>: <File Name>

For example, when the Abaqus input file exhaust.inp is imported, the corresponding imported CAE model node is named Abaqus: exhaust.

When a CAE model is imported, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ recognizes geometrical elements that are defined in the input file, and creates corresponding volume, shell, or beam regions. The imported surfaces, volumes, shells, and beams are also listed under the relevant imported CAE model node.

The imported CAE model features are fully stored in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ under the Regions and Representations nodes, whereas the imported CAE model node simply provides an interface for file-based coupling operations. After the import process, the imported CAE model nodes are connected to the corresponding regions. Deleting a region associated with an imported CAE model deletes the imported model itself. The regions created for the imported CAE models are subject to all the operations that apply to regions in Simcenter STAR-CCM+, for example, transform operations such as rotation and translation, mesh reordering, and so on. When these operations are performed, the imported CAE model updates accordingly.

The imported CAE model node is used for file-based coupling, which is carried out using the pop-up menu. The node has no properties.