The protocol for naming files during an eta/DYNAFORM session includes
attaching suffixes that specify the file types to the file names. The appropriate file names are listed in the
options area of the display screen.
Examples of suffixes include:
eta/DYNAFORM
database file name: |
filename.df |
eta/DYNAFORM
geometry data file name: |
filename.lin |
IGES geometry
data file name: |
filename.igs or filename.iges |
VDA surfaces
data file name: |
filename.vda
or filename.vdas |
AutoCAD Data
Exchange file name: |
filename.dxf |
Stereo
lithography file name: |
filename.stl |
ACIS file name: |
filename.sat |
CATIA4 database
file name: |
filename.model |
CATIA5 database
file name: |
filename.CATPart |
STEP file name: |
filename.stp |
NX database file
name: |
filename.prt |
Pro/E database file name: |
filename.prt or filename.asm |
Inventor
database file name: |
filename.ipt |
Parasolid
database file name: |
filename.x_t |
SolidWorks database file name: |
filename.sldprt
or filename.sldasm |
NASTRAN input
file name: |
filename.nas or filename.dat |
LS-DYNA input file
name: |
filename.dyn |
LS-DYNA model
file name: |
filename.mod |
LS-DYNA input
file name: |
filename.k |
LS-DYNA input
file name: |
dynain |
ABAQUS input
file name: |
filename.inp |
Example: When reading in a line data file,
eta/DYNAFORM prompts for a line data filename (all file names in that directory
with the suffix .lin are listed in
the options area). The user then selects
the appropriate file name. If the user
wishes to import multiple files in the same directory, he/she can click on the
Import button after the file name is selected.
The dialog box will stay open until OK or Cancel is clicked. The user
may also select multiple files in the dialog box and click OK to import them to
the database in sequence.
This practice simplifies file name
selection and organizes the user’s work directory.