Problem

If you often reuse Sub-assemblies and Part files in Flow Simulation Projects with similar setups, use the "Add from Component" feature. This tool lets you import Boundary Conditions from Flow Simulation Projects in Sub-assemblies and Part files into your current project, saving time when working with similar setups but different top-level assemblies.

Solution

For example, in the image below, there is a top-level assembly of an Electronic Box with a Flow Simulation Project with no Boundary Conditions.

1. Create Flow Simulation Projects with desired Boundary Conditions in sub-assembly or part files that are part of the top-level assembly.  In this example, the sub-assembly "sodimm" and part file "south chip" have Flow Simulation Projects with Boundary Conditions as shown below.

2. Switch back to the top-level assembly Flow Simulation Project
3. Navigate to "Add from Components" from Tools > Flow Simulation > Tools > Add from Components. In the window that comes up, we can see it has scanned the sub-assembly & part files and has found the two files with the above projects.
4. Using the dropdowns in the "Projects" column, we can select the project to pull the Boundary Conditions from
5. Hit the "Add" button to add them to the current Project. If the features are successfully imported, the "Imported" column to the right of the "Projects" column will have a green checkmark icon; if they are unable to import, there will be a red conflict button.
   
6. We can close the window when done with the "X" button. With the window closed, there is now a new section in the Flow Simulation tree called "From Components". This contains the Boundary Conditions that have been imported from the Sub-assembly and Part file Projects.

7. When the features are in this section, they are linked to the source projects, so if the source Project's Boundary Condition is changed, the changes can be updated in the top-level project. The update can be done by right-clicking "From Components" in the Project tree and selecting "Update All".

8. Optional: To change the features in the top-level only, right-click on a Boundary Condition and select "Copy to Project", which will copy it into the Project Tree and break the link to the source Project. The feature will still exist in the "From Components" section, but it will be suppressed.

For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.