During the import process, Abaqus/CAE converts the entities stored in the IGES file to an internal representation recognized by Abaqus/CAE. The IGES file can contain entities that are not recognized by Abaqus/CAE; however, these entities are ignored during the conversion.

Table 10–2 lists the IGES entities that Abaqus/CAE recognizes.

You cannot import composite curves (IGES entity ID 102) into Abaqus/CAE.

For information on related topics, click any of the following items:

• “Importing a part from an IGES-format file,” Section 10.7.7

• “Understanding the contents of an IGES file,” Section 10.4

• “An overview of editing techniques,” Section 69.2