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Summary of Surface Mesh Import Formats
A summary of the surface mesh import formats is given below:
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Format Name
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File Extension
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Binary ASCII
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Feature Curves
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Multi Region
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Boundary Names
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|
Database
|
.dbs
|
Binary
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Cell/Vert/Inp
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.cell/.vrt/.inp
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Both
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
NASTRAN
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.nas
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ASCII
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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PATRAN
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.pat
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ASCII
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
STL
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.stl, .STL
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Both
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
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