~SATIN

~SATIN, Name, Extension, Path, Entity, FMT, NOCL, NOAN
Transfers a .sat file into Mechanical APDL.

CAD Import

Name

The name of a valid .sat file, created with a supported version of ACIS. The first character of the file name must be an alphanumeric. Special characters such as & - and * and spaces are not permitted in the part name. See File Names in the Command Reference for more information about Mechanical APDL file-naming conventions.

Extension

The extension for the file. The default extension is .sat.

Path

The path name of the directory in which the file resides enclosed in single quotes. The default path name is the current working directory.

Entity

Entity to be imported.

SOLIDS	—	Solids only, imported as Mechanical APDL volumes (Not implemented, imports All).
SURFACES	—	Surfaces only, imported as Mechanical APDL areas (Not implemented, imports All).
WIREFRAME	—	Wireframe only, imported as Mechanical APDL lines (Not implemented, imports All).
ALL	—	All entities. Use this option when the file contains different types of entities.

FMT

The format in which Mechanical APDL will store the model.

0	—	Neutral format (default). Defeaturing after import is restricted.
1	—	Solid format; this allows defeaturing after import.

NOCL

Remove tiny objects.

0	—	Remove tiny objects without checking model validity (default).
1	—	Do not remove tiny objects.

NOAN

Perform an ACIS analysis of the model.

0	—	Analyze the model (default).
1	—	Do not analyze the model.

Note: NOCL and NOAN are not supported in the Mechanical APDL GUI.

Notes

More information on importing ACIS parts is available in ACIS in the Connection User's Guide.

Menu Paths

File>Import>ACIS