ABAQUS/CAE User's Manual


10.7.6 Importing a part from an Elysium Neutral file

Select FileImportPart from the main menu bar to import a part from an Elysium Neutral file. You can import an Elysium Neutral file that was generated by the following:

For information about the versions of CATIA V5, I-DEAS, and Pro/ENGINEER supported by ABAQUS/CAE, see the Geometry Import page on the ABAQUS web site.

An imported part from an Elysium Neutral file forms the base feature of a new part in ABAQUS/CAE; you cannot modify this base feature directly, but you can add additional features to it, such as a solid extrusion or a blind cut.

To import a part from an Elysium Neutral file:

  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:

    • IDEAS Elysium Neutral (*.enf*)

    • ProE Elysium Neutral (*.enf*)

    • CATIA V5 Elysium Neutral (*.enf*)

    ABAQUS/CAE lists all the files in the current directory with a .enf* file extension.

  3. Select the Elysium Neutral file containing the part to import, and click OK.

    ABAQUS/CAE displays the Create Part from ENF File dialog box.

  4. Click the Name-Repair tab to set the following:

    Name

    The name of the new part. For more information, see “Using basic dialog box components,” Section 3.2.1.

    Repair Options

    ABAQUS/CAE automatically repairs an Elysium Neutral file part during the import process.

    Topology

    ABAQUS/CAE selects the topology—solid, shell, or wire—based on the entities that it finds in the file. In most cases you should accept the setting selected by ABAQUS/CAE. However, if the topology of the resulting part is not as expected, you can try importing the part again with a different topology selected.

    Part Filter

    An Elysium Neutral file can contain more than one part, and ABAQUS/CAE imports all of the parts in the file by default. Alternatively, you can toggle on Import part number and enter the number of a single part to import from the file.

  5. Click the Part Attributes tab to set the following:

    • The modeling space of the part being imported. When you import a part, ABAQUS/CAE scans the file and tries to determine the modeling space.

    • The type of the part being imported. ABAQUS/CAE always assumes that the part type is deformable. Toggle on Discrete rigid to import a discrete rigid part. For more information, see “Part types,” Section 11.4.2.

    In most cases you should accept the default settings; for more information, see “What are the part attributes?,” Section 10.3.2.

  6. Click the Scale tab to scale the part during the import process.

    • Choose Do not change units to maintain the units and dimensions stored in the file.

    • Choose Convert units to mm to convert the units stored in the Elysium Neutral file to millimeters.

    • Choose Multiply all lengths by, and enter a scale factor. ABAQUS/CAE applies the scale factor to all of the coordinates in the file. As a consequence, any offset from the origin will be scaled accordingly.

  7. Click OK to import the part and to exit the Create Part from ENF File dialog box.

    ABAQUS/CAE scans the Elysium Neutral file and starts the repair process, depending on the options selected. If you wish to cancel the import process, click Stop in the prompt area.

  8. When you import a single part, ABAQUS/CAE displays a message in the message area indicating if the part contains any validity or precision problems. If you import multiple parts from a single Elysium Neutral file, you can use the Part Manager to check if any of the parts are invalid or imprecise. If necessary, use the Query toolset to locate areas of invalid and imprecise geometry. For more information, see “Using the Query toolset in the Part module,” Section 11.16.4.


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