cdread#
- Mapdl.cdread(option='', fname='', ext='', fnamei='', exti='', **kwargs)#
Reads a file of solid model and database information into the database.
APDL Command: CDREAD
- Parameters:
- option
Selects which data to read:
- ALL
Read all geometry, material property, load, and component data (default). Solid model geometry and loads will be read from the file
Fnamei.Exti
. All other data will be read from the fileFname.Ext
.- DB
Read all database information contained in file
Fname.Ext
. This file should contain all information mentioned above except the solid model loads. If reading a.CDB
file written with theGEOM
option of theCDWRITE
command, element types [ET
] compatible with the connectivity of the elements on the file must be defined prior to reading.- SOLID
Read the solid model geometry and solid model loads from the file
Fnamei.Exti
. This file could have been written by theCDWRITE
orIGESOUT
command.- COMB
Read the combined solid model and database information from the file
Fname.Ext
.
- fname
File name and directory path (248 characters maximum, including the characters needed for the directory path). An unspecified directory path defaults to the working directory; in this case, you can use all 248 characters for the file name.
- ext
Filename extension (eight-character maximum). If there is an extension in
fname
, this option is ignored.- fnamei
Name of the IGES file and its directory path (248 characters maximum, including directory). If you do not specify a directory path, it will default to your working directory and you can use all 248 characters for the file name.
- exti
Filename extension (eight-character maximum).
Notes
This command causes coded files of solid model (in IGES format) and database (in command format) information to be read. These files are normally written by the
CDWRITE
orIGESOUT
command. Note that the active coordinate system in these files has been reset to Cartesian (CSYS,0
).If a set of data exists prior to the
CDREAD
operation, that data set is offset upward to allow the new data to fit without overlap. TheNOOFFSET
command allows this offset to be ignored on a set-by-set basis, causing the existing data set to be overwritten with the new data set.When you write the geometry data using the
CDWRITE,GEOM
option, you use theCDREAD,DB
option to read the geometry information.Using the
CDREAD,COMB
option will not writeNUMOFF
commands to offset entity ID numbers if there is no solid model in the database.Multiple CDB file imports cannot have elements with real constants in one file and section definitions in another. The section attributes will override the real constant attributes. If you use
CDREAD
to import multiple CDB files, define all of the elements using only real constants, or using only section definitions. Combining real constants and section definitions is not recommended.This command is valid in any processor.