Current Supported Versions

Currently supported solver interface versions.

Note: CAD translator support can be found in the CAD Reader Support and CAD Writer Support topics of the Geometry chapter.
Solver Compatible Version Model Files Result File Input Translator Template
Abaqus 2019 *.INP (ASCII)
  • *.FIN (ASCII)
  • *.FIL (binary)
  • *.ODB
abaqus Standard 2D

Standard 3D

Explicit
Actran 2004 *.RES actran/actran
ANSYS 2019 R2 *.CDB (ASCII)
  • *.RST (binary)
  • *.RTH (binary)
  • *.RMG (binary)
 ansys ansys/ansys.tpl
EXODUS 6.09
  • *.ex
  • *.exo
  • *.ex2
 NA exodus exodus/exodus.tpl
LS-DYNA
  • 971_R6.1 – 13.0
  • 971_R7.0 – 13.0.110
  • 971_R7.1 – 14.0.110 (R7.0 to R7.1)
  • 971_R7.1 – 14.0.110 (R7.0 to R7.1)
  • 971_R8.0 – 14.0.110
  • 971_R9.0 – 2019
  • 971_R9.3 – 2019.1 (R9.0 to R9.3)
  • 971_R10.1 – 2019.1
  • 971_R11.0 – 2019.1.1
  • 971_R11.1 – 2019.1.2 (R11.0 to R11.1)
  • *.k
  • *.key
  • *.dyn
  • *.dat
  • *.bdf
  • *.inc
  • dynain (ASCII)
  • d3plot, intfor, d3eigv, d3int, ptf
  • binout (binary)
  • All ASCII time history files
  • FEMZIP (up to v8.73) d3plot, intfor
 dynakey
  • ls-dyna971/dyna971_R61.key
  • ls-dyna971/dyna971_R71.key
  • ls-dyna971/dyna971_R80.key
  • ls-dyna971/dyna971_R93.key
  • ls-dyna/dyna971_R101.key
  • ls-dyna971/dyna.key
MADYMO 7.0, 6.4, 6.3 *.xml (ASCII)
  • KIN3 (ASCII)
  • FEMANI (ASCII)
 madymo
  • madymo/madymo70
  • madymo/madymo63
Marc Version 12

2008 r1 release

 .dat (ASCII) .t16 (binary) marc.exe
  • marc/Stress2D.tpl
  • marc/Stress3D.tpl
Nastran MSC 2015

NX 9
  • *.dat*.bdf
  • *.nas
  • *.f06 (ASCII)
  • *.pch (ASCII)
  • *.op2 (binary)
  • *.xdb (binary)
  • FEMZIP Nastran (v1.3.6)
 nastran
  • nastran/general
  • nastran/generallf
PAM-CRASH 2G
  • VPS 2012 – 14.0
  • VPS 2013 – 14.0.110
  • VPS 2014 – 14.0.110
  • VPS 2015 – 14.0.130
  • VPS 2016 – 2017.2
  • VPS 2017 – 2019
  • VPS 2018 – 2019.1
  • VPS 2019 - 2020
  • *.pc
  • *.dat
  • *.inc
  • *.hmascii
  • *.dsy (binary)
  • *.dsy.fz (binary)
  • *.THP (binary)
  • *.erfh5 (binary)
  • *.erf.fz(binary)
  • VPS 2012 – 12.0.110
  • VPS 2013 – 13.0.110
  • VPS 2014 – 14.0
  • VPS 2015 – 14.0.130
  • VPS 2016 – 2017.2
  • VPS 2017 – 2017.2.3
  • No version restriction for THP - 2017.2.3
  • No version restriction for ERF (HDF5) - 2019
  • No version restriction for DSY - 2019
  • Modular ERF - 2019
  • FEMZIP DSY (v8.73) - 2019
  • FEMZIP ERF/HDF5 (v6.1.3019) - 2019.1
 pamcrash2g
  • pam2g2012
  • pam2g2013
  • pam2g2014
  • pam2g2015
  • pam2g2016
  • pam2g2017
  • pam2g2018
  • pam2g2019
Permas 15
  • *.dat
  • (.uci not supported)
 *.h3d (binary) – no translator necessary permas permas/permas
OptiStruct OptiStruct 2019
  • *.fem
  • *.dat
  • *.out (ASCII)
  • *.pch (ASCII)
  • *.h3d (binary)
  • *.op2 (binary)
  • *.res (binary)
 optistruct
  • optistruct/optistruct
  • optistruct/optistructlf
Radioss (Fixed Format) 4.1 *.d00 (ASCII)
  • animate.A00* (binary)
  • history.T0* (binary)
  • Engine file *D01 not supported
 radiossfix
  • radioss/radioss31.fix
  • radioss/radioss41.fix
Radioss Radioss2018 - 2019, Radioss2019 - 2019.1, Radioss 2020 - 2020
  • *.d00 (ASCII),*_0000.rad
  • Engine file *D01, *_001.rad
  • animation*A00, *#A00* (binary)
  • Time history *T0*, *_000*.thy, *@T0*, *#T0*
 radiossblk
  • radioss/radioss41.blk
  • radioss/radioss42.blk
  • radioss/radioss44.blk
  • radioss/radioss51.blk
  • radioss/radioss90.blk
  • radioss/ radioss100.blk
  • radioss/ radioss110.blk
  • radioss/ radioss120.blk
  • radioss/ radioss130.blk
  • radioss/ radioss140.blk
  • radioss/ radioss2017.blk
  • radioss/ radioss2018.blk
  • radioss/ radioss2019.blk
  • radioss/ radioss2020.blk
Samcef 17.1 .dat n/a n/a samcef/general