Section 2 File Import

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information The types of files that can be imported into SimLab can be classified into CAD files SimLab files Tessellation files Analysis input files File Types

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information CAD Import SimLab supports direct CAD import for ProE and Parasolid geometry. No manual geometry cleanup required. No CAD geometry translation error. For Other CAD systems, a conversion to Parasolid or STEP 203 or STEP 214 before meshing is recommended. When a CAD assembly is imported the parts in the assembly are displayed in the tree view. CAD File Import

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information CAD files Catia part.CATpart I-Deas part.idi Export to part.xpk Export to part.x_t (Parasolid format) Parasolid Part.x_t Part.xmt_txt Part.x_b Parasolid version supported is 16 ProE Part.prt Part.asm ProE version supported is Wildfire 4 CAD File Import

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information SimLab files SimLab database Has extension.slb (Example: Sample.slb) Binary file A database can be imported into another database Graphics Data file Has extension.gda (Example:Sample.gda) Binary file Has geometry and mesh data with topology Does not have loads/Material etc.. SimLab Files

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information Tessellation files STL Has extension.stl Has the geometry as a collection of disconnected tri-elements VRML Has extension.wrl Has the geometry as groupings of tri-elements Tessellation Files

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information Analysis files Abaqus Nastran Permas Patran Marc Analysis Files

Copyright © 2010 Altair Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.Altair Proprietary and Confidential Information When “Ctrl + S” is pressed, the current data base will be saved. Pressing “Ctrl+S” for the second time will save the database with extension *.slb.1/*.slb.2 and so on keeping the first saved data base untouched. “File | Save As” is used to save the database in a new name. General