4.12.1 ABAQUS Files

To import an ABAQUS input file, use the File/Import/ABAQUS/Input File... menu item.

File $\rightarrow$ Import $\rightarrow$ ABAQUS $\rightarrow$ Input File...

Select this menu item to open the Select File dialog box. Specify the name of the ABAQUS Input File to be read. The ABAQUS input file (.inp) is a text file which contains the input description of a finite element model for the ABAQUS finite element program. The interface only produces datasets associated with the finite element model, no results of datasets are produced. Element types commonly associated with structural analysis are supported by this file format. There is a list of input keywords that are recognized in the ABAQUS Input File [ 3].

To import an ABAQUS filbin file, use the File/Import/ABAQUS/Filbin File... menu item.

File $\rightarrow$ Import $\rightarrow$ ABAQUS $\rightarrow$ Filbin File...

Select this menu item to open the Select File dialog box. Specify the name of the ABAQUS Filbin File to be read. This output file has a .fil extension and consists of finite element model and results data.

To import an ABAQUS ODB file, use the File/Import/ABAQUS/ODB File... menu item.

File $\rightarrow$ Import $\rightarrow$ ABAQUS $\rightarrow$ ODB File...

Select this menu item to open the Select File dialog box. Specify the name of the ABAQUS ODB File to be read. This output database file has a .odb extension and consists of finite element model and results data in the OpenDocument format.

Importing ABAQUS ODB files is available on a limited number of platforms. Please refer to the ANSYS FLUENT 12 release notes for more information.