Select File
ImportModel from the main menu bar to import a model. You can import a model from the following:
Output database (*.odb)
ABAQUS/CAE imports the nodes and elements defined in the output database along with the materials, sets, surfaces, section definitions, and beam profiles and creates a new model.
Input file (*.inp)
Options and parameters in the input file are translated into objects recognized by the import capability, and ABAQUS/CAE creates a new model. For a detailed list of the keywords supported by the import model capability, see “Keyword support from the input file reader,” Section A.2.
Most of the commonly used element types can be assigned to the elements in an orphan mesh. However, some element types cannot be imported from an input file. For a description of the input file reader and a full list of unsupported elements, see “Importing a model from an ABAQUS/Standard or an ABAQUS/Explicit input file,” Section 10.5.1.
The input file reader is not able to import models with a very large number (roughly 8000 or more) of steps.
To import a model:
From the main menu bar, select FileImportModel.
The Import Model dialog box appears.
Select the type of file from which to import the model.
Select Output Database (file extension .odb) to import a model from an output database. ABAQUS/CAE imports the output database and creates a new model. For more information, see “Importing a model from an output database,” Section 10.5.2.
Select Input File (file extension .inp) to import a model from an ABAQUS input file. ABAQUS/CAE imports the input file and creates a model using information from the supported options. Unsupported options and parameters are ignored. For more information, see “Importing a model from an ABAQUS/Standard or an ABAQUS/Explicit input file,” Section 10.5.1.
The new model, which has the same name as the output database or the input file, becomes the current model and appears in the model list below the toolbar.
Click Continue to import the model. For more information on specifying the file to open, see “Using file selection dialog boxes,” Section 3.2.10.
