Context:
After you save a sketch in the Sketcher, you can export the sketch at any time during an Abaqus/CAE session
From the main menu bar, select .
The Export Sketch dialog box appears.
From the File Filter menu at the bottom of the Export Sketch dialog box, select one of the following:
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ACIS SAT (*.sat)
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IGES (*.igs)
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STEP (*.stp)
Abaqus/CAE lists all the files in the selected directory with the appropriate file extension.
Select the file to which you want to export the sketch, or type the name of a new file in the File Name text field.
From the Export Sketch dialog box, click OK.
Abaqus/CAE closes the dialog box and displays the Select Sketch dialog box with a list of all the saved sketches.
From the Select Sketch dialog box, select the sketch to export and click OK.
If you are exporting a sketch to an IGES file, Abaqus/CAE displays the IGES Flavors dialog box. Do the following:
- Choose one of the following flavors with which to write the IGES file:
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Standard
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AutoCAD
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Solid Works
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JAMA
- Click OK.
Abaqus/CAE tailors the internal representation of the IGES file to match the format expected by the selected application. By default, Abaqus/CAE exports a sketch in a Standard format. Abaqus/CAE writes all of the geometry data to a single layer in the IGES file. The IGES file contains geometry data only, Abaqus/CAE does not export construction lines and dimensions from the sketch.