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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.rhino3d.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(in Rhino3D)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Import xyz data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Triangulate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Compute equivalent analytical surface (you choose the complexity)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Convert to solid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Export in .sat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Import into Abaqus CAE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dr. Tim Masterlark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Geology and Geological Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>South Dakota School of Mines & Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rapid City, SD 57701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>office: 605-394-5326<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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=sdsmt.edu@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de [mailto:geoqus-bounces+timothy.masterlark=sdsmt.edu@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hani Farouq Abul Khair<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 02, 2013 10:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> geoqus@lists.ruhr-uni-bochum.de<br><b>Subject:</b> [Geoqus] Importing surfaces<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Hi All<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I tried Autocad but didn`t work<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Any idea?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Dr. Hani Abul Khair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Structural Geology / Geomechanics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img width=163 height=93 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CE305B.39277F10" alt="Description: Description: Description: logo_a.tif"> <span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=416 height=78 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE305B.39277F10" alt="Description: Presentation4f"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <img width=94 height=79 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE305B.39277F10" alt="Description: Presentation2"> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <img width=88 height=88 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image004.png@01CE305B.39277F10" alt="Description: Description: Description: geofrac3.tif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#984806;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Centre for Tectonics Resources and Exploration</span><span lang=EN-AU 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Engineering Building<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Level 3 / room 302E<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Tel: + 61 (0)8 8313 8043<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Fax: + 61 (0)8 8303 4345<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Email: <a href="mailto:Hani.abulkhair@adelaide.edu.au">Hani.abulkhair@adelaide.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Web: <a href="http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/Hani.abulkhair">www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/Hani.abulkhair</a> and <a href="http://www.asp.adelaide.edu.au/">www.asp.adelaide.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>