ANSYS ANS Files

Commands supported:

1. /TITLE [export only]
2. N (node)
3. EN (element)
4. E (element, with no id)
5. EMORE (element continuation)
6. NBLOCK (node block)
7. EBLOCK (element block)
8. ET (element type definition)
9. TYPE (element type selector)
10. MP (material property)
11. R (element property value)
12. REAL (element property selector)
13. F (nodal load)
14. SFE (surface load)
15. D (boundary condition)

The exact element types which are supported are:

1. Handled as trusses:
   • LINK1
   • LINK8
   • PIPE16
   • PIPE20
   • LINK31
   • LINK32
   • LINK33
   • LINK34
   • PIPE59
   • LINK68
2. Handled as beams:
   • BEAM3
   • BEAM4
   • BEAM44
3. Handled as nonlinear beams:
   • BEAM23
   • BEAM24
   • BEAM54
4. Handled as membranes:
   • SHELL41
5. Handled as plates:
   • SHELL28
   • SHELL63
6. Handled as nonlinear shells:
   • SHELL43
   • SHELL57
   • SHELL93
7. Handled as sandwich (thick composites):
   • SOLID46
8. Handled as thin composites:
   • SHELL91
   • SOLID99
9. Handled as basic bricks:
   • SOLID5
   • SOLID45
   • HYPER58
   • SOLID64
   • SOLID65
   • SOLID73
   • HYPER86
   • VISCO107
10. Handled as enhanced bricks:
    • SOLID95
11. Handled as heat transfer bricks:
    • SOLID69
    • SOLID70
    • SOLID90
12. Handled as electrostatic bricks:
    • SOLID122
13. Handled as electrostatic tetrahedra:
    • SOLID123
14. Handled as electrostatic 2D
    • PLANE121
15. Handled as tetrahedra:
    • SOLID72
    • SOLID92
    • SOLID98
16. Handled as heat transfer tetrahedra:
    • SOLID87
17. Handled as 2D:
    • PLANE13
    • PLANE25
    • PLANE42
18. Handled as nonlinear 2D:
    • PLANE2
    • SURF22
    • PLANE53
    • PLANE55
    • HYPER56
    • HYPER74
    • PLANE77
    • PLANE78
    • PLANE82
    • PLANE83
    • PLANE84
    • VISCO88
    • VISCO106
    • VISCO108
19. Handled as gap/cable:
    • LINK10
    • LINK11
20. Handled as nonlinear general contact:
    • COMBIN7
    • CONTAC12
    • CONTAC26
    • COMBIN37
    • COMBIN39
    • COMBIN40
    • CONTAC52
21. Handled as nonlinear dashpot:
    • COMBIN14
22. Handled as 2D fluid flow:
    • FLUID15
    • FLUID29
    • FLUID79
    • FLUID81
23. Handled as 3D fluid flow:
    • FLUID30
    • FLUID80
24. Handled as 2D heat transfer:
    • PLANE35
    • PLANE67
    • PLANE75
25. Handled as stiffness matrix:
    • MATRIX27
    • MATRIX50

Parent topic: FEA Model Import and Export Functionality