IGES entities recognized by Abaqus/CAE when importing a part or a sketch

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.

Related Topics
Importing a part from an IGES-format file
Understanding the contents of an IGES file
Editing techniques

Table 1 lists the IGES entities that Abaqus/CAE recognizes.

Table 1. IGES entities recognized by Abaqus/CAE when importing a part or a sketch.
Entity Form IGES Entity Name
100 0  Circular arc
104 1 Conic arc: general
104 2 Conic arc: ellipse
104 3 Conic arc: parabola
106 11 Copious data: 2D path
106 12 Copious data: 3D path
106 63 Copious data: Closed 2D curve
108 1 Plane entity: bounded
110 0  Line
112 0  Parametric spline curve
114 0  Parametric spline surface
116 0  Point
118 1 Ruled surface
120 0  Surface of revolution
122 0  Tabulated cylinder
123 0  Direction
124 0  Transformation
126 0  Rational B-spline curve
128 0  Rational B-spline surface
130 0  Offset curve
140 0  Offset surface
141 0  Boundary entity
142 0  Curve on parametric surface
143 0  Bounded surface
144 0  Trimmed surface
186 0  MSBO
190 0  Plane surface
192 0  Right circular cylindrical surface
194 0  Right circular conical surface
196 0  Spherical surface
198 0  Toroidal surface
502 1 Vertex list
504 1 Edge list
508 1 Loop
510 1 Face
514 1 Shell

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