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 # export\_mapdl\_cdb

 Last update: 02.04.2026 

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

Export an MAPDL CDB file.

**Parameters:**

**file\_name**

Path to the CDB file on disk.

**params**

Parameters for exporting the CDB file.

**Returns:**

**[`ExportMapdlCdbResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.ExportMapdlCdbResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ExportMapdlCdbResults)**

Results from exporting the CDB file.

**Return type:**

[`ExportMapdlCdbResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.ExportMapdlCdbResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ExportMapdlCdbResults)

### 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.ExportMapdlCdbParams(model=model)
>>> results = file_io.export_mapdl_cdb("/tmp/file.cdb", params)

```