CAD Import Module, Design Module, and LiveLink™ Products for CAD

New Functionality in Version 5.2a

The CAD file import functionality included with these products has been extended to support new versions for some of the supported file formats (see under Read from File, CAD on www.comsol.com/products/specifications/cad).

CAD Import Module Geometry Kernel Upgrade

The CAD Import Module, the Design Module, and the LiveLink™ products for CAD utilize the Parasolid® geometry kernel from Siemens PLM for solid modeling operations, geometry repair, and defeaturing. (Without these products, a COMSOL-native geometry modeling kernel is used.) The CAD Import Module released with COMSOL 5.2a includes an upgraded version of the Parasolid kernel. As a result, a number of stability issues have been fixed, which makes the import of CAD models and solid operations more robust.