This UG reader utilizes the UGOpen library to read files from UG. The reader relies on a valid UG installation and license to access these libraries. Environment variables must be set appropriately to ensure proper access to these libraries. See the UG Environment Variables section for more information.
Any UG file formats not supported by the available UG installation are not supported.
The following entities are supported by the UG reader:
| • | When reading a UG assembly or part file with material information, the material information is read into Engineering Solutions as Nastran MAT1 material collectors. If there is more than one material associated to the entities in a given part file, Engineering Solutions splits the part into multiple component collectors. A property collector is always created when importing material information and assigned to the component (see note below), and the material collector is then associated to the respective property collector. |
| • | The UG reader also recognizes midsurface thickness information for each part of an assembly. After the part is imported, the thickness information is stored in Nastran PSHELL property collectors. If no thickness information is present but material information does exist, an empty PSHELL property collector is created and the material is assigned to the property collector. The property collector is then assigned to the component collector. |
| • | Midsurface geometry is organized into a separate component from the solid geometry it is associated to, using a similar name as the solid component. |
See Also:
CAD Reader Support
UG Environment Variables
UG Import Options
