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Prime Mesh Python client library 2024 R2

ansys.meshing.prime.FileIO

Last update: 17.07.2025

FileIO.read_pmdat(file_name, file_read_params)

Read a PyPrimeMesh data (PMDAT) file.

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

    file_read_params : Parameters for reading the data file.

  • Returns: FileReadResults : Results from reading the data file.

  • Return type: FileReadResults

Notes

This method does not support Unicode paths.

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)
>>> file_read_params = prime.FileReadParams(model=model)
>>> results = file_io.read_pmdat("/tmp/file.pmdat", file_read_params)

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