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 # import\_model

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## DB.import\_model(name, path, format, ignored\_entities=None, convert\_section\_data=None, unit\_system\_type=None, reference\_surface\_input\_unit\_system\_type=None)

Create a model from file.

### Parameters

- name: Custom name of the model.
- path: Path to the data file.
- format: File format string. Available options: ‘abaqus:inp’,’ansys:cdb’, ‘ansys:dat’, ‘nastran:bdf’, and ‘ansys:h5’.
- ignored\_entities: Entities to ignore. Can be a subset of the following list: \[‘mesh’, ‘element\_sets’, ‘materials’, ‘coordinate\_systems’, ‘shell\_sections’\].
- convert\_section\_data: Whether to import and convert the shell section data into ACP composite definitions. Default is ‘False’.
- unit\_system\_type: Set the unit system of the model to this type. Ignored if a unit system was already defined in the data file.
- reference\_surface\_input\_unit\_system\_type: Set the unit system of the reference surface if the unit system cannot be read from the input.