<div dir="ltr">Hello all:<div><br></div><div style>AutoCAD works, you have to export the solid from autoCAD as a .sat file and the import this file into Abaqus.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Regards,</div><div style>
<br></div><div style>Francisco.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/4/3 Masterlark, Timothy L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Timothy.Masterlark@sdsmt.edu" target="_blank">Timothy.Masterlark@sdsmt.edu</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I used Rhino3D with great success for this purpose. You can try Rhino3D for free at<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.rhino3d.com" target="_blank">www.rhino3d.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">(in Rhino3D)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Import xyz data<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Triangulate<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Compute equivalent analytical surface (you choose the complexity)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Convert to solid<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Export in .sat<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Import into Abaqus CAE<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I used this method to construct the volcano model in the attached file. Note the irregular topographic surface that was constructed with Rhino3D.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">-Tim<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">------------------------------------------------------<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Dr. Tim Masterlark<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Associate Professor<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Geology and Geological Engineering<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">South Dakota School of Mines & Technology<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Rapid City, SD 57701<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color:#1f497d">office: <a href="tel:605-394-5326" value="+16053945326" target="_blank">605-394-5326</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">------------------------------------------------------<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> geoqus-bounces+timothy.masterlark=<a href="mailto:sdsmt.edu@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de" target="_blank">sdsmt.edu@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:geoqus-bounces%2Btimothy.masterlark" target="_blank">geoqus-bounces+timothy.masterlark</a>=<a href="mailto:sdsmt.edu@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de" target="_blank">sdsmt.edu@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hani Farouq Abul Khair<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 02, 2013 10:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:geoqus@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de" target="_blank">geoqus@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Geoqus] Importing surfaces<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hi All<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I sent an email couple of weeks ago asking about how can I import an ASCII surface with XYZ values into Abaqus<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I tried Autocad but didn`t work<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Any idea?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-AU">Dr. Hani Abul Khair<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Research Fellow<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Structural Geology / Geomechanics<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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