About 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 2020 a&b, 2021 a&b Windows
Matlab 2020 a&b, 2021 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 2021.2 and other Altair softwares can be achieved with these versions:

Functionalities Altair software supported version (and above) Windows 10 Linux (RHEL 8 and SUSE 15.1)
Export to .. (Vibroacoustics and mechanical analysis) OptiStruct 2021
Export to.. (Thermal analysis) AcuSolve 2021
Co-simulation Activate 2021
Co-simulation Compose 2021
Mesh import HyperMesh 2021
Mesh import SimLab 2021
Optimization HyperStudy 2021

ACIS - InterOp : Format and Version Supported

Flux 2021.2 is 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)