Context: You can use the connection to export the model from the CAD system to the Assembly module in Abaqus/CAE. You can also use the connection to export certain geometry modifications from an imported model in Abaqus/CAE back to the CAD system (see Updating geometry parameters in an imported model). Associative interface plug-ins are available for the following CAD systems:
Figure 1 shows concurrent CATIA V5 and Abaqus/CAE sessions and illustrates the communication between the applications. Using a CAD connection to transfer a model from a CAD system running an associative interface plug-in to Abaqus/CAE is called associative import. For further information about the individual associative interface plug-ins, including the CAD packages that support associative import along with the supported version numbers, see the following resources:
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