Importing Temperature Field from Thermal Solution

This task shows you how to load a body with a given temperature. Importing a temperature field from an existing thermal solution means applying a temperature field to a part using an existing thermal solution step created with the Thermal Analysis (ATH) product or an existing thermal solution created with CATIA V5 partner products.

Contrary to the temperature field, you will directly import the temperature field from a thermal solution and so, you do not need to use the data mapping functionality.

Only available with the ELFINI Structural Analysis (EST) product.

  1. Click Temperature Field from Thermal Solution in the Loads toolbar.

    The Temperature Field from Thermal Solution dialog box appears.

  2. If needed, modify the name of the temperature field in the Name box.

  3. In the Thermal solution box, select an existing thermal solution in the specification tree.
    For example, you can select a heat transfer step that has been previously created in the Thermal Analysis workbench (available with the Thermal Analysis ATH product). To learn more about the heat transfer step, see the Nonlinear Structural Analysis and Thermal Analysis User's Guide.

    A thermal solution imported from the Thermal Analysis workbench is considered a multi-occurrence solution in the Generative Structural Analysis workbench; each increment of the heat transfer step corresponds to an occurrence in the Generative Structural Analysis workbench. When you import a temperature field from the Thermal Analysis product, only the last increment of the heat transfer step is applied to the part.

  4. Click OK in the Temperature Field from Thermal Solution dialog box.

    The specification tree is updated: the Temperature Field from Thermal Solution.1 features appears:

Double-clicking on the Loads set, you will display the Loads dialog box that lets you choose whether you wish to apply self-balancing to the load. Example of use: if this option is used with iso-static specifications, it will allow you to simulate free-body loading. If you make the option active, the center of inertia results null.