{"id":434139,"date":"2025-06-15T14:24:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/method-to-properly-exportimport-apdl-readable-solids\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:24:05","slug":"method-to-properly-exportimport-apdl-readable-solids","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/method-to-properly-exportimport-apdl-readable-solids\/","title":{"rendered":"Method to properly export\/import APDL readable solids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;I am trying to import files to APDL but stuck at various points. Tried with IGES, threw an error. Tried with ACIS, the screen became blank. Tried with Parasolid &#8211; The screen turns blank or sometimes imports only surface areas and no volumes.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Attaching a screenshot.&lt;br&gt;I am using Solidworks to export my file. I am of an opinion that either my export method is wrong or the way I am importing is wrong.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have Student version R25.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/15-06-2025-1749997369-Screenshot 2025-06-14 154929.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-434139","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-apdl","topic-tag-cad-import"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["275024"],"_bbp_topic_id":["434139"],"_bbp_subscription":["412374","3937","170445"],"_bbp_author_ip":["2001:638:805:9:8cd0:b2e5:98e8:15e"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["434850"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["434850"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2025-06-19 19:09:29"],"_bbp_reply_count":["8"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_engagement":["412374","3937","170445"],"_btv_view_count":["4724"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"vighnesh-nandavargmail-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/434139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/434139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}