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 # ImportMapdlCdbParams

 Last update: 02.04.2026 

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### *class* ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams(model=None, drop\_mid\_nodes=None, append=None, json\_data=None, \*\*kwargs)

Parameters to control MAPDL CDB import settings.

**Parameters:**

**model: Model**

Model to create a `ImportMapdlCdbParams` object with default parameters.

**drop\_mid\_nodes: bool, optional**

Option to import quadratic mesh elements as linear by skipping mid nodes.

**append: bool, optional**

Option to append imported cdb into existing model.

**json\_data: dict, optional**

JSON dictionary to create a `ImportMapdlCdbParams` object with provided parameters.

### Examples

```pycon
>>> import_mapdl_cdb_params = prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams(model = model)

```

### Methods

NameDescription[`ImportMapdlCdbParams.print_default`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.print_default.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.print_default)()Print the default values of `ImportMapdlCdbParams` object.[`ImportMapdlCdbParams.set_default`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.set_default.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.set_default)(\[...\])Set the default values of the `ImportMapdlCdbParams` object.### Attributes

NameDescription[`ImportMapdlCdbParams.append`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.append.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.append)Option to append imported cdb into existing model.[`ImportMapdlCdbParams.drop_mid_nodes`](ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.drop_mid_nodes.md#ansys.meshing.prime.ImportMapdlCdbParams.drop_mid_nodes)Option to import quadratic mesh elements as linear by skipping mid nodes.