Select
FileImportPart
from the main menu bar to import a part from a Parasolid-format file. Parasolid
is a library of solid modeling functions developed by Unigraphics Solutions and
marketed by EDS. You can use a translator from
Elysium, Inc., to import Parasolid-format parts directly into
Abaqus/CAE.
A variety of CAD products can generate Parasolid-format parts, such as
Unigraphics, SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge,
FEMAP, and
MSC.Patran. For information about the versions
of the CAD software supported by the translators from Elysium, Inc., see the
https://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/products/abaqus/add-ons/geometry-translators/ page at
www.3ds.com/simulia.
An imported Parasolid part forms the base feature of a new part in
Abaqus/CAE;
you cannot modify this base feature directly, but you can add additional
features to it, such as a solid extrusion or a blind cut.
From the main menu bar, select
FileImportPart.
The Import Part dialog box appears.
From the File Filter menu at the bottom of the
Import Part dialog box, select Parasolid
(*.x_t*,*.x_b*, *.xmt*).
Abaqus/CAE
lists all the files in the current directory with a .x_t*,
.x_b*, or .xmt* file extension.
Select the Parasolid file containing the part to import, and click
OK.
Abaqus/CAE
displays the Create Part from
PARASOLID File dialog box.
Abaqus/CAE
automatically repairs a Parasolid part during the import process.
Part
Filter
A Parasolid file can contain more than one part, and
Abaqus/CAE
imports all of the parts in the file by default. If you import all the parts in
the Parasolid file, you can create individual
Abaqus
parts for each of them or you can combine them together into a single
Abaqus
part; in addition, if you combine these parts,
Abaqus/CAE
enables you to stitch these imported parts together using a user-specified
stitching tolerance value.
If you want to import an individual part from the Parasolid file, you
can toggle on Import part number and enter the number of a
single part to import from the file.
Click the Part Attributes tab to set the
following:
The modeling space of the part being imported. When you import a
part,
Abaqus/CAE
scans the file and tries to determine the modeling space.
The type of the part being imported.
Abaqus/CAE
always assumes that the part type is deformable. Alternatively, you can select
Discrete rigid to import a discrete rigid part or select
Eulerian to import an Eulerian part. For more information,
see
Part types.
Click the Scale tab to scale the part during the
import process.
Choose Multiply all lengths by, and enter a
scale factor.
Abaqus/CAE
applies the scale factor to all of the coordinates in the file. As a
consequence, any offset from the origin will be scaled accordingly.
Click OK to import the Parasolid part and to
close the Create Part from PARASOLID
File dialog box.
Abaqus/CAE
scans the Parasolid file and repairs the part during the import process. If you
wish to cancel the import process, click Stop in the
prompt area.
When you import a single part,
Abaqus/CAE
displays a message indicating if the part contains any validity or precision
problems. If you import multiple parts from a single Parasolid file, you can
use the Part Manager to check if any of the parts are
invalid or imprecise. If necessary, use the
Query toolset
to locate areas of invalid and imprecise geometry. For more information, see
Using the Query toolset in the Part module.