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Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

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20.4.3. File Compression<br />

Many file compression utilities exist for UNIX (e.g., compress, gzip) and Windows (e.g., PKzip, WinZip). ANSYS<br />

cannot read compressed files. However, you can compress ANSYS models to save space when archiving, so<br />

long as you uncompress the models before trying to read them into ANSYS.<br />

20.5. Reading Your Own Files into the ANSYS Program<br />

In many situations, you will need to read in your own files while using the ANSYS program. The file may be<br />

a text file of ANSYS commands or a binary file of ANSYS data.<br />

Use the /INPUT command (Utility Menu> File> Read Input from) to read in a text file containing ANSYS<br />

commands. For instance, you can read in the log file (Jobname.LOG) from a previous ANSYS session. For<br />

example, the following command causes the ANSYS program to read the file MATERIAL.INP from the<br />

current directory.<br />

/INPUT,MATERIAL,INP<br />

Table 20.3: Commands for Reading in Text Files (p. 303) lists other commands that you can use to read in text<br />

files.<br />

Table 20.3 Commands for Reading in Text Files<br />

Command<br />

*USE<br />

PARRES<br />

EREAD<br />

NREAD<br />

GUI Menu Path<br />

Utility Menu> Macro> Execute Data Block<br />

Utility Menu> Parameters> Restore Parameters<br />

Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Elements><br />

Read Elem File<br />

Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create><br />

Nodes> Read Node File<br />

MPREAD Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Load Step Opts><br />

Other> Change Mat Props> Read from File<br />

Main Menu> Preprocessor> Material Props> Read<br />

from File<br />

Main Menu> Solution> Load Step Opts> Other><br />

Change Mat Props> Read from File<br />

INISTATE<br />

This command cannot be accessed from a menu.<br />

Purpose<br />

Reads in macros<br />

Reads in parameters (Jobname.PARM)<br />

files<br />

Reads in element (Jobname.ELEM)<br />

files<br />

Reads in node (Jobname.NODE)<br />

files<br />

Reads in material property<br />

(Jobname.MP) files<br />

Reads in initial state (Jobname.IST)<br />

files<br />

Table 20.4: Commands for Reading in Binary Files (p. 303) lists GUI paths or commands you can use to read in<br />

binary data files.<br />

Table 20.4 Commands for Reading in Binary Files<br />

Command<br />

RESUME<br />

GUI Menu Path<br />

Utility Menu> File> Resume from<br />

Utility Menu> File> Resume Jobname.DB<br />

20.5. Reading Your Own Files into the ANSYS Program<br />

Purpose<br />

Reads in database (Jobname.DB)<br />

files<br />

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