ansys.meshing.prime.FileIO

FileIO.import_cad(file_name, params)

Import a CAD file from disk.

Supported CAD file formats on Windows are:

*.scdoc *.fmd *.agdb *.pmdb *.meshdat *.mechdat *.dsdb *.cmdb *.sat *.sab *.dwg *.dxf *.model *.exp *.CATPart *.CATProduct *.cgr *.3dxml *.prt* *.asm* *.iges *.igs *.ipt *.iam *.jt *.prt *.x_t *.x_b *.par *.psm *.asm *.sldprt *.sldasm *.step *.stp *.stl *.plmxml *.tgf

Supported CAD file formats on Linux are:

*.fmd *.agdb *.pmdb *.meshdat *.mechdat *.dsdb *.cmdb *.sat *.sab *.CATPart *.CATProduct *.iges *.igs *.jt *.x_t *.x_b *.step *.stp *.stl *.plmxml *.tgf

See the documentation for a comprehensive list of supported formats.

• Parameters: file_name : Path to the CAD file on disk.

  params : Parameters for importing the CAD file.

• Returns: ImportCadResults : Results from importing the CAD file.

• Return type: ImportCadResults

Examples

>>> 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 = ImportCadParams(model=model)
>>> results = file_io.import_cad(
                "/tmp/my_cad.x_t", params=params)