How to properly convert units from CAD software to Hyperworks CFD to EDEM?

Sophia Capili
Sophia Capili New Altair Community Member
edited August 2023 in Community Q&A

I'm modeling my geometry in Fusion 360, and the measurements are in orders of millimeters. When I set Hyperworks CFD units to mm, kg, etc. I still get the model in meters instead of millimeters when the .dem file is imported into EDEM. How do I fix this?

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  • Stephen Cole
    Stephen Cole
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2023

    Hi Sophia,


    There are two considerations for units in EDEM.  First if you have set the display units via Tools > Options > Units and set to meters then the units will always be displayed as meters.

    Geometry is essentially scaled on import depending on the original size/units.  You can import manually into EDEM via the EDEM Creator > Geometries > Import Geometry and you get the option to choose the specific units for the geometry there.


    Regards

    Stephen

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