Supported File Formats (RemoteModel)

The UgServer supports reading of the following formats out of the box, on all platforms:

Format Extensions
VTFx and VTF VTFX, VTF
VTK UnstructuredGrid VTU, PVTU, VTM, PVD
Stereo Lithography (STL) STL, SLA

If this satisfies your requirements, you can use the ‘CeeUgServer_noImportCae.node’ add-on. This add-on has fewer dependencies (only TBB). See how to do so in the Getting Started section.

If, however, you need support for further formats, you must use the ‘CeeUgServer.node’ add-on (default). This will require a license with the ImportCAE option (see License for licensing information).

The table below marks the formats provided with and without the ImportCAE option, and on which platforms they are supported.

Supported Import Formats

Format Extensions Native ImportCAE
VTFx and VTF VTFX, VTF
VTK UnstructuredGrid VTU, PVTU, VTM, PVD
Stereo Lithography (STL) STL, SLA
ABAQUS FIL
ABAQUS Input Interface INP
ABAQUS ODB [1] ODB
ANSYS Input Interface CDB
ANSYS RST, RTH, RFL
CGNS CGNS
COMSOL Sectionwise TXT
EnSight CASE
Femap NEU
Fluent CAS, DAT, MSH
HyperWorks H3D [2] H3D
I-DEAS Universal UNV, UNIV
LS-DYNA Keyword K, KEY
LS-DYNA State Database d3plot, D3PLOT, PTF
NASTRAN OUTPUT2 OP2, BIN
NASTRAN HDF5 H5
NASTRAN Bulk Data DAT, BDF
Native VKI VDM
OpenFOAM FOAM
Tecplot PLT

Legend

  • / = Windows: supported / not supported
  • / = Linux: supported / not supported
  • / = macOS: supported / not supported

Footnotes

[1]Due to a severe limitation in the official Abaqus ODB API, the server will run all Abaqus .odb file access in the main thread. This will block the server for any other requests while the file is being accessed. This should be taken into consideration when deploying a solution using the Abaqus ODB reader.
[2]The H3D reader also needs the HyperWorks option in the license.