*IMPORT SURFACE

Import surface definitions from a previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis.

This option is used to import surface definitions that were defined in a previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis. If the IMPORT SURFACE option is used, it must appear after the IMPORT or the INSTANCE option.

If this option is specified after an IMPORT option without the RENAME parameter and with no data lines, all surfaces relevant to the analysis are imported. If this option is omitted in an Abaqus/Standard to Abaqus/Standard import analysis and the INSTANCE option is not used, all surfaces relevant to the analysis are imported.

If this option is specified with the RENAME parameter, it must appear after an IMPORT option with the RENAME parameter specified. The values of the EOFFSET and NOFFSET parameters of the IMPORT option apply to the IMPORT SURFACE option.

If this option is specified without any data lines, all surfaces relevant to the analysis are imported.

This option is ignored if you specify the full-model input format in the *IMPORT CONTROLS option because data for all imported surfaces are given in the input.

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See Also
*IMPORT
*INSTANCE
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Transferring Results between Abaqus/Explicit and Abaqus/Standard

Products Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit

Type Model data

LevelModel

Required parameter if the imported surfaces are to be renamed

RENAME

This parameter is not applicable if the IMPORT SURFACE option is specified after an INSTANCE option.

Include this parameter to indicate that the imported surfaces will be given new names.

Optional data lines to specify the surface definitions to be imported but not renamed

First line

  1. List of surfaces that are to be imported. Specify only surface names that are used in the previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the surfaces to be imported. Up to 16 surfaces can be listed per line.

Data lines to specify the surface definitions to be imported and renamed

First line

  1. The name of the surface to be imported. Specify only surface names that are used in the previous Abaqus/Explicit or Abaqus/Standard analysis.

  2. The new name of the surface in the import analysis.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to specify the old and new names of the surfaces to be imported.