External Software – Supported Version

Supported versions of software whose coupling is possible with Flux

External softwares

The use of external softwares can be achieved with the versions listed in the table below.

External software Supported version Supported OS
Simulink 2018 a&b, 2019 a&b Windows
Matlab 2018 a&b, 2019 a&b Windows / Linux
Note: For advanced users, a coupling between Flux in Linux and Matlab in Windows is possible.

Altair softwares

The coupling between Flux 2020 and other Altair softwares can be achieved with these versions:

Functionalities Altair software supported version (and above) Windows (7 and 10) Linux (RHEL 7 and SUSE 12)
Export to .. (Vibroacoustics and mechanical analysis) OptiStruct 2019.2
Export to.. (Thermal analysis) AcuSolve 2019.1
Co-simulation Activate 2019.3 (above Activate 2020)
Co-simulation Compose 2019.3
Mesh import HyperMesh 2019.1
Mesh import SimLab 2019.2
Optimization HyperStudy 2019.1

ACIS - InterOp : Format and Version Supported

Flux 2020 are compatible with ACIS 2019 1.0.1 version.

Table 1. Reader (CAD Import)
Format Extension Supported version by ACIS 2017 1.0
ACIS .sat, .sab, .asat, .asab R1 – 2019 1.0
CATIA V5 .CATPart, .CATProduct V5R8 – V5–6R2019
DXF .dxf 2.5 - 2019
IGES .igs, .iges Up to 5.3
Inventor .ipt (V6 – V2017) V11 – 2019
NX .prt 11 – NX 12.0.0
Parasolid .x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin 9.0 – 31.1.188
Pro/E /Creo .prt, .prt.*, .asm, .asm.* 16 – Creo 5.0
SolidWorks .sldprt, .sldasm 98 – 2019
STEP .stp, .step AP203, AP214, AP242
Table 2. Writer (CAD Export)
Format Extension Versions Supported by ACIS 2017 1.0
ACIS .sat R18 – 2019 1.0
CATIA V5 .CATPart, .CATProduct V5 R15 – V5–6 R2019
IGES .igs, .iges 5.3
STEP .stp, .step AP203, AP214, AP242 (Geometry only)