Writing formats
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The IMPR_RESU procedure makes it possible to write values into a file in the I- DEAS™ format, software marketed by the company EDS/UGS, in order to be graphically visualized.


Operands FORMAT/VERSION
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The FORMAT operand allows you to specify the print format and is mandatory in the case of printing in I- DEAS™ format.

The FORMAT operand allows you to request the creation of a ASCII file, called a "universal file" (of the type.unv or.msup), which can be read by I‑- DEAS™.

The universal file used by the I- DEAS™ software, has a different computer structure depending on the software version I- DEAS™. The VERSION operand allows you to specify the version of I- DEAS™ that you want to use. This operand is therefore only legal when operand FORMAT is equal to 'IDEAS'. The authorized versions are version 4 and version 5 of I- DEAS™.

By default, printing is done in version 5.

Example: IMPR_RESU (RESU = (_F (F (FORMAT = 'IDEAS',

             VERSION = 4,...)))

Backward compatibility of versions of I- DEAS™ is ensured starting with version 5. You can therefore use versions greater than version 5 of I- DEAS™ with files written in version 5 (because any N version of I- DEAS™ can reread files created by version N—1).


Operand UNITE
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Logical unit of the written file (30 by default, which corresponds to the default number of .unv mesh files in ASTK).