4.12.2 Mechanical APDL Files

To import a Mechanical APDL input file, use the File/Import/Mechanical APDL/Input File... menu item.

File $\rightarrow$ Import $\rightarrow$ Mechanical APDL $\rightarrow$ Input File...

Select this menu item to invoke the Select File dialog box. Specify the name of the Mechanical APDL Prep7 File to be read. The solver reads mesh information from the Mechanical APDL file with .ans, .neu, .cdb, and .prep7 extensions. For information about importing Mechanical APDL files, see Section  6.3.9.

To import a Mechanical APDL result file, use the File/Import/Mechanical APDL/Result File... menu item.

File $\rightarrow$ Import $\rightarrow$ Mechanical APDL $\rightarrow$ Result File...

In the Select File dialog box. Specify the name of the Mechanical APDL Result File to be read. Those imported files will have .rfl, .rst, .rth, and .rmg extensions.