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 # import\_abaqus\_inp

 Last update: 20.02.2026 

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#### 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
&gt;&gt;&gt; results = file_io.import_abaqus(r"/tmp/file.inp")

```