Exporting models and files

You can export data in different formats and import the files into other software.

The supported export formats and their functions are summarized in the following table.

Output format (extension)	Entities exported	Purpose for export	Available for...
Moldflow Results file (*.mfr)	Selected study results1	Share results using Autodesk Moldflow Communicator	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
Autodesk Shape Manager File (*.smt, *.smb)	CAD bodies	Share CAD bodies with another CAD package.	Not Applicable
Zip Archive (*.zip)	Entire project or selected studies	Archive studies, or zip project for colleagues or Technical Support	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
Altair Hyper3D (*.h3d)	Meshed model and study results	Provide mesh and result data directly in the format supported by Altair Engineering's HyperView 9.0 visualization products2	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
ASCII FBX File (*.fbx)	Selected model entities and study results	Export part surface and result data to Autodesk Showcase software for photo-realistic visualization	Dual Domain 3D
ASCII Model File (*.udm)	Entire study contents	Export the study to an ASCII format file for support diagnosis or for data transfer	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
Patran File (*.pat)	Nodes, triangles, beams, tetrahedra	Import the model into a 3rd party CAE system	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
M3I File (*.m3i)	3D study files	MPI 2.0 format for storing 3D mesh	3D
MFL File (*.mfl)	Nodes, triangles, beams, basic properties	Obsolete format-provided for compatibility with MPI 2.0	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
ASCII IGES File (*.igs)	NURBS surfaces, permitted NURBS curves	Import the model in a 3rd party CAD system for editing purposes	Midplane Dual Domain 3D
Surface mesh for AMA (*.amm)	Triangles3	Prepare a surface mesh to be imported into Autodesk Moldflow Adviser	Dual Domain
SAT v7 (*.sat)	CAD model4	Export a CAD model to a SAT v7 format file to allow geometry modification using Autodesk SimStudio Tools	Dual Domain 3D

Permitted NURBS curves

IGES entity no.	Description
102	Composite Curve
126	Rational B-Spline Curve
128	Rational B-Spline Surface
142	Curve on a Parametric Surface
144	Trimmed Surface