Importing files into and exporting files from Abaqus/CAE

Abaqus/CAE can import part and assembly geometries from a variety of external sources and CAD systems. The associative interfaces for Abaqus/CAE provide straightforward and powerful techniques for importing geometry. More traditional techniques are also available for importing and exporting geometry using standard CAD file formats. Understanding the capabilities of each format, as well as the limitations of representing the geometry of a part in a file, will help you select the import or export technique that is appropriate for your application.


In this section:

What kinds of files can be imported and exported from Abaqus/CAE?
What can I do with the associative interfaces?
What can I do with the Elysium plug-ins?
Importing an assembly
Know what you want as an end product
Vendors interpret the standards differently
How do solid modelers represent a solid?