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 # ansys.meshing.prime.FileIO

 Last update: 17.07.2025 

#### FileIO.import\_mapdl\_cdb(file\_name, params)

Import an MAPDL CDB file.

- **Parameters:****file\_name**: Path to the CDB file on disk.
    
    **params**: Parameters for importing the CDB file.
- **Returns:**[`ImportMapdlCdbResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbResults): Results from importing the CDB file.
- **Return type:**[`ImportMapdlCdbResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbResults)

### Notes

This method does not support Unicode paths.

### Examples

```pycon
>>> import ansys.meshing.prime as prime
>>> # connect client to server and get model from it
>>> client = prime.Client(ip="localhost", port=50060)
>>> model = client.model
>>> file_io = prime.FileIO(model=model)
>>> params = prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams(model=model)
>>> results = file_io.import_mapdl_cdb("/tmp/file.cdb", params)

```