Translating Abaqus Files to Nastran Bulk Data Files

The Abaqus input data must be in a file with the extension .inp. The execution procedure translates selected keywords and creates a Nastran bulk data file with the extension .bdf.

The Abaqus input data must be in a file with the extension .sim and must have been created with either a matrix generation or a substructure generation procedure. When you use the sim2dmig option, the execution procedure translates the matrix data to Nastran DMIG coefficients and creates a Nastran bulk data file with the extension .bdf.

In the ELEMENT usages listed below, an italicized x indicates that all Abaqus elements beginning with the preceding label will be mapped to the Nastran entity shown. For example, the statement ELEMENT, C3D4x indicates that the selected Abaqus-to-Nastran translation applies to the Abaqus elements C3D4, C3D4H, and C3D4T.