ANSYS to Abaqus Conversion

Use the Conversion tool to convert an ANSYS file to an Abaqus file.

1.	Load the ANSYS user profile.

2.	Import an ANSYS model.

3.	To run the Conversion macro, from the menu bar, select Tools > Convert > ANSYS > To Abaqus. The Conversion tab opens.

4.	To start the conversion, click Convert. After the conversion, the Abaqus user profile automatically loads.

5.	Review and export the deck in an Abaqus deck. Some of the keywords in the ANSYS deck are converted to the Abaqus deck as per the following tables.

Materials

Modulus of Elasticity, Poisson's ratio and density are mapped.

ANSYS type	Abaqus type	HM Configuration
MASS21	MASS	Mass
COMBI14	SPRING2	Spring
BEAM4	B31	Bar2
LINK8	T3D2	Rod
SHELL43, SHELL63, SHELL181	S3	Tria3
SHELL43, SHELL63, SHELL181	S4	Quad4
SHELL93	STRI65	Tria6
SHELL93	S8R	Quad8
SOLID45, SOLID62, SOLID64, SOLID69, SOLID70, SOLID96, SOLID97, SOLID164, SOLID185	C3D4	Tetra4
SOLID62, SOLID70, SOLID96, SOLID97, SOLID164	C3D8	Pyramid5
SOLID5, SOLID45, SOLID62, SOLID64, SOLID69, SOLID70, SOLID96, SOLID97, SOLID164, SOLID185	C3D6	Penta6
SOLID5, SOLID45, SOLID62, SOLID64, SOLID69, SOLID70, SOLID96, SOLID97, SOLID164, SOLID185	C3D81	Hex8
SOLID87, SOLID90, SOLID92, SOLID95, SOLID98, SOLID117, SOLID148, SOLID168, SOLID186, SOLID187, SOLID191	C3D10	Tetra10
SOLID90, SOLID95, SOLID117, SOLID186	C3D20	Pyramid13
SOLID90, SOLID95, SOLID117, SOLID147, SOLID186, SOLID191	C3D15	Penta15
SOLID90, SOLID95, SOLID117, SOLID147, SOLID186, SOLID191		Hex20
MPC184	BEAM_RIGID	Rigid
RBE3, CONTA175, TARGE170	COUP_DIS	RBE3
CP	COUP_KIN	Rigid
COMBIN39	SPRINGA	Spring

Properties

ANSYS type	Abaqus type	Convert Parameters
MASS21p	MASS	none
COMBI14p	SPRING	none
BEAM4p, LINK8p	BEAMSECTION	none
SHELL43p, SHELL63p, SHELL93p	SHELLSECTION	Shell Thickness
SOLID45p, SOLID70p, SOLID95p, SOLID117p, SOLID191p	SOLIDSECTION	none
BEAM4p	BEAMGENSECTION	Area, Ixx,Iyy,Izz

If ANSYS solid elements do not have a property, then one SOLIDSECTION property will be created by using this conversion tool.

Loads and boundary conditions will not be converted on using this conversion tool.