Exporting Abaqus Substructures

You can export a finite element model representation that contains an Abaqus substructure into a Simpack flexible body input file (.fbi).

You can use a Simpack flexible body input file generated this way as input for modeling a linear flexible body in multibody dynamic analyses.

Before you begin: Create a substructure as a mesh part feature consisting of a single substructure element and select this mesh part.
See Also
Abaqus Import and Export
  1. From the top bar, select Share > Export > Export FEM.
    The Export FEM dialog box appears.
  2. Select .
    The Save as dialog box appears.
  3. Browse to the location where you want to save the flexible body input file.
  4. Enter a name in the File name field, or select an existing file to overwrite that file.
  5. Select Save.
    The Export FEM dialog box displays the selected path and filename.
  6. Click Export.
    The Export FEM dialog box closes, the substructure FEM representation is exported into the selected file, and the report is displayed.

The exported file can be used for modeling a linear flexible body in Simpack.