Alternatives to Abaqus to open inp and odb archives
Alternatives to Abaqus to open inp and odb archives
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Dear collages,
I want to know about any free alternative to open inp and odb archives developed by Abaqus. I've got a client who want to visualizate the models that I perform.
Thank you very much. Regards,
3JC
I want to know about any free alternative to open inp and odb archives developed by Abaqus. I've got a client who want to visualizate the models that I perform.
Thank you very much. Regards,
3JC





RE: Alternatives to Abaqus to open inp and odb archives
I don't think its possible to open/view .odb files in any free software. Maybe try ParaView and hope somebody else has written a translator?
Send your client a report with the images they desire. Or if they just want to view the deformed geometry, export an .STL
RE: Alternatives to Abaqus to open inp and odb archives
Thank you very much for your response. What I know is that Hypermesh can generate and open different formats of FEA sotwares. Is there any free alternative with similar characteristics, for ABAQUS mainly? Thank you very much.
Regards,
3JC
RE: Alternatives to Abaqus to open inp and odb archives
https://www.ensight.com/ensight-free/
It says it supports abaqus file import and there is a free version that allows you to loads models with up to 2 million 3D cells.
Give that a go.
RE: Alternatives to Abaqus to open inp and odb archives
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