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How to read a *.dat file from the function "Export Mesh" in "Advanced Meshing Tools&q

How to read a *.dat file from the function "Export Mesh" in "Advanced Meshing Tools&q

How to read a *.dat file from the function "Export Mesh" in "Advanced Meshing Tools&q

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thread560-320686: Exporting Mesh in CATIA V5 R20

Hi~

I export a .dat file from a surface.
I thought that maybe they are coordinate of nodes.
However, I don't know how to read it.
Can anyone kindly help?
Thank you!

The data in the file was like this:

$..
$----------------------------------------
$..
$.. BULK DATA CARDS
$..
BEGIN BULK
$..
$----------------------------------------
$..
$.. NODES
$..
GRID* 1 1088.929811181 -609.044050814 1
* 1 1026.140193117
GRID* 2 1088.928567209 609.044449332 2
* 2 1026.142643969
GRID* 3 1072.712877976 ...
...
...
GRID* 6121 409.423875529 -408.451430654 6121
* 6121 767.041812563
GRID* 6122 418.452556686 -399.309059675 6122
* 6122 772.859784937
GRID* 6123 426.439796763 -388.542584476 6123
* 6123 778.292103358
GRID* 6124 334.138794668 -561.513069607 6124
* 6124 703.483782184
$..
$----------------------------------------
$..
$.. ELEMENTS
$..
$..
$----------------------------------------
$..
$.. MESH PART: MSHPartSmartSurf.1
$..
CTRIA3 1 1 2218 2219 2453
CQUAD4 2 1 1 225 308 226
CQUAD4 3 1 225 224 309 308
CQUAD4 4 1 224 223 310 309
CQUAD4 5 1 223 222 311 310
CQUAD4 6 1 222 221 312 311
CQUAD4 7 1 221 220 313 312
CQUAD4 8 1 220 219 314 313
CQUAD4 9 1 219 218 315 314
...
...
CQUAD4 5959 1 5989 6064 6002 6065
CQUAD4 5960 1 6050 5978 6051 6106
CQUAD4 5961 1 6050 6106 6075 6013
CTRIA3 5962 1 5774 5787 5789
CQUAD4 5963 1 5789 5907 5916 5774
CTRIA3 5964 1 5908 5753 5915
CQUAD4 5965 1 5753 5909 5772 5915
CQUAD4 5966 1 6113 6087 6114 6124
CQUAD4 5967 1 6114 6088 6115 6112
CQUAD4 5968 1 6124 6114 6112 6082
CQUAD4 5969 1 6020 5952 6021 6083
CTRIA3 5970 1 6021 6033 6083
CQUAD4 5971 1 6082 6020 6083 6124
CTRIA3 5972 1 6083 6113 6124
$..
ENDDATA

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