This chapter discusses features related to importing and exporting models to or from Abaqus/CAE. It provides an overview of the following enhancements:

• “Bidirectional import of parameters using the CATIA V5 Associative Interface,” Section 5.1

• “Scripting support for the SolidWorks Associative Interface,” Section 5.2

• “Improved import and translation of membrane data from Nastran models,” Section 5.3

• “Exporting models in OBJ format,” Section 5.4