"The CAPRI software from CADNexus is proving to be of great value in moving a geometry quickly and accurately from a CAD model to the start of the CFD analysis process using OVERFLOW.” Aerodynamics, CFD – Advanced Design Engineer.
CAPRI CAE Gateway provides a simple and reliable solution to import native CAD parts and assemblies directly into Chimera Grid Tools. Experience greater productivity by minimizing the effort and steps needed to import complex CAD models for overset meshing.
NASA had a need for a robust and accurate path to import complex models directly from major CAD systems, with minimum user intervention, into the Chimera Grid Tools System. CAPRI was selected as a uniform gateway to major CAD systems for the Chimera Grid Tools (CGT) software and its user base at NASA. The direct CAD access enabled by CAPRI meant that native CAD data was available on demand for preprocessing, which eliminated inaccuracies, bottlenecks, and additional steps typically encountered when using CAD data in simulations. CAPRI CAE Gateway also provides the functionality to access attributes and parameters directly from the user's native CAD environment to enable automation of the analysis and design process.
Chimera Grid Tools directly supports many important NASA projects, as well as other projects in government and industry that utilize similar grid technologies. It is used at NASA and over 100 organizations for CFD simulations. The software was developed at NASA Ames Research Center; Dr. William M. Chan is lead developer.
Chimera Grid Tools is best suited for simulations that require creation and manipulation of overset structured grids and unstructured surface triangulations on complex configurations. Chimera Grid Tools is commonly used in applications that utilize the OVERFLOW CFD compressible viscous flow solver, the INS3D incompressible viscous solver, and the CART3D inviscid flow solver.
