This section describes how you use the main menu bar's File menu to import sketches and parts. The following topics are covered:

• “Importing sketches,” Section 10.7.1

• “Importing parts,” Section 10.7.2

• “Importing an assembly,” Section 10.7.3

• “Importing parts from an ACIS-format file,” Section 10.7.4

• “Importing a part from a CATIA V4- or V5-format file,” Section 10.7.5

• “Importing a part from an Elysium Neutral file,” Section 10.7.6

• “Importing a part from an IGES-format file,” Section 10.7.7

• “IGES entities recognized by Abaqus/CAE when importing a part or a sketch,” Section 10.7.8

• “Importing a part from a Parasolid-format file,” Section 10.7.9

• “Importing a part from a STEP-format file,” Section 10.7.10

• “Importing a part from a VDA-FS-format file,” Section 10.7.11

• “Importing a part from an output database,” Section 10.7.12

• “Importing a substructure into a model database as a part,” Section 10.7.13

• “Importing an assembly from an assembly file,” Section 10.7.14

• “Importing an assembly from a CATIA V4-format file,” Section 10.7.15

• “Importing an assembly from an Elysium Neutral file,” Section 10.7.16

• “Importing an assembly from a Parasolid-format file,” Section 10.7.17