10.7.2 Importing parts

Select FileImportPart from the main menu bar to import a part from either:

An external-format file

You can import geometry information from the following formats:

  • ACIS

  • CATIA V4

  • CATIA V5 Elysium Neutral file

  • I-DEAS Elysium Neutral file

  • IGES

  • Parasolid

  • Pro/ENGINEER Elysium Neutral file

  • STEP

  • VDA-FS

For information about the versions of the CAD software supported by ABAQUS/CAE, see the Geometry Import page on the ABAQUS web site.

You can import all of the parts in an assembly, or you can import only a specified part. ABAQUS/CAE creates a separate part for each part is imported. As a result, if a part is instanced many times in the assembly, ABAQUS/CAE creates separate parts corresponding to each instance. ABAQUS/CAE does not retain the names of the parts or any color coding.

An output database

You can import the part instances stored in an output database in the form of orphan mesh parts. An orphan mesh part contains no feature information and is extracted from the output database as a collection of nodes, elements, surfaces, and sets. You can import either the undeformed or the deformed shape. If you import the deformed shape, you can specify the step and the increment from which to import. For more information, see Importing a part from an output database, Section 10.7.12.

To import a part:

  1. From the main menu bar, select FileImportPart.

    The Import Part dialog box appears.

  2. From the File Filter menu at the bottom of the Import Part dialog box, select one of the following:

  3. ABAQUS/CAE lists all the files in the selected directory with the appropriate file extension. Select the file containing the part to import, and click OK.

    ABAQUS/CAE enters the Part module, and displays the Create Part from format File dialog box.

  4. Select the desired repair options and part attributes and click OK. For more information, see Controlling the import process, Section 10.3, and What are the part attributes?, Section 10.3.2.


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