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 # export\_solid\_models

 Last update: 16.07.2026 

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## Model.export\_solid\_models(directory=None, prefix='ACPSolidModel\_', delete\_existing=True, formats=\['cdb', 'h5'\], normalize\_filename\_for\_cdb=False)

Save solid models to files. Function is used within the Workbench application updates.

### Parameters

- directory: Directory to save the models.
- prefix: Prefix of the model. Default “
    
    ```
    ACPSolidModel_
    
    ```
    
    ”.
- delete\_existing: Flag if existing models should be deleted. Default is ‘True’.
- formats: Available file formats are ‘cdb’ or ‘h5’. Default \[‘cdb’, ‘h5’\].
- normalize\_filename\_for\_cdb: Whether the solid model name should be normalized for the .cdb filepath. This may be necessary because Mechanical APDL cannot read filenames that contain non-ASCII characters.