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 # ansys.meshing.prime.FileIO

 Last update: 17.07.2025 

#### FileIO.import\_abaqus\_inp(file\_name, params)

(BETA FEATURE) Import a Abaqus file.

This is a beta feature to import abaqus files as dead mesh and also store simulation-specific information into Prime in the form of JSON documents.

- **Parameters:****file\_name**: Name of file to import.
    
    **params**: Parameters to specify options during import.
- **Returns:**[`ImportAbaqusResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportAbaqusResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportAbaqusResults): Returns the results of the abaqus database import.
- **Return type:**[`ImportAbaqusResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportAbaqusResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportAbaqusResults)

### Examples

```pycon
>>> results = file_io.import_abaqus(r"/tmp/file.inp")

```