ACIS Geometry Kernel

ACIS is a proprietary format developed by Spatial Technologies. CAE Fidesys incorporates the ACIS third party libraries directly within the program. The ACIS third party libraries are used extensively within CAE Fidesys to import, export and maintain the underlying geometric representations of the solid model for geometry decomposition and meshing. There are many ways to get geometry into the ACIS format. ACIS files can be exported directly from several commercial CAD packages, including SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and HP PE/SolidDesigner. Third party ACIS translators are also available for converting from native formats such as Pro Engineer. CAE Fidesys also uses the ACIS libraries for importing IGES and STEP format files. As of version 15.0, CAE Fidesys supports the direct translation of Parasolid, SolidWorks, and Pro/Engineer files for an additional license fee. Also as of version 15.0, CAE Fidesys can import geometry from an existing Gambit file.

Importing and creating geometry using the ACIS geometric modeling kernel currently provides the widest set of capabilities within Fidesys. All geometry creation and modification tools have been designed to work directly on the ACIS representation of the model.