Exporting Models to CAD/CAE Systems

You can export model geometry or its fragments to files in DXF format which is readable by QuickField and by all major CAD system. To do so, choose Export DXF from the File menu and specify the name of the output file in the dialog. If some of the model objects are selected, choose whether to export the selected objects or the entire model.

It is also possible to export the model mesh to an ASCII text file. This feature allows to interact with other finite element analysis programs. In particular, you can use QuickField as a mesh generator for your own FEM solver.

The detailed description of the resulting file format can be found here. In brief – the file contains the data defining the model geometry, the finite element mesh and the labels assigned to model objects. We provide the utility allowing to import files in this format to MATLABŪ in the form compatible with Partial Differential Equations Toolbox (PDE Toolbox).