5. Performing CFD Simulation on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

Edu SIMULATION ​​​​​​​Fluid Scenario Creation ​​​​​​​

📌 This blog provides an overview of how to perform CFD analysis using the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for FSAE vehicle model. CFD requires Fluid Model Creation app to build the fluid model and Fluid Scenario Creation app to build fluid scenario.

📌How to build Fluid Model Using Fluid Model Creation App

  • This video covers how to save SOLIDWORKS CAD on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

  • Here we will demonstrate fluid model creation for FSAE wing component. 
  1. How to perform geometry preparation for wing component. You can perform similar steps by adding abstraction shapes for SOLIDWORKS geometry.
  2. How to define the fluid domain for wing component.
  3. How to mesh the fluid domain.

  • Following video demonstrates:
  1.  How to perform geometry preparation for a full vehicle using CATIA. You can perform similar steps by adding abstraction shapes for SOLIDWORKS geometry.
  2.  How to define the fluid domain for a full vehicle.
  3.  How to mesh the fluid domain.

📌How to define fluid scenario using the Fluid Scenario Creation app

  • Following videos show:
  1. How to assign fluid section properties using fluid materials for a wing & full vehicle.
  2. How to apply loads and boundary conditions for a wing & full vehicle.
  3. How to solve for a wing & full vehicle.


Wing Model
Full Vehicle


📌 Post-processing

  • This video demonstrates, how to perform post-processing for a full vehicle.