You can export a study to other FEA programs. To export a study, right-click its study name in the Simulation study tree and select Export. The following table lists available programs:
| FEA Program
|
File Extension
|
|---|
| GEOSTAR
|
GEO |
| ANSYS
|
ANS (Prep 7 file) |
| ABAQUS
|
INP |
| MSC NASTRAN
|
DAT |
| PATRAN
|
NEU (Neutral file) |
| I-DEAS
|
UNV (Universal file) |
| Exodus
|
TXT |
Only the GEOSTAR translator is available with the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard. All translators are provided with the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional and SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium editions of the software.