how to fix export error

haveto
haveto Altair Community Member
edited July 3 in Community Q&A

i convert and  export .cdb file to ansys.

but In ansys i got error message : Update failed for the Setup component in External Model.  File may not be a valid Blocked Coded Database (CDB) file. Please correct your file or convert it to Blocked CDB format.

i want to know why and how to fix 

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  • Rajashri_Saha
    Rajashri_Saha
    Altair Employee
    edited July 3

    Hi Haveto,

    Are you converting Optistruct file to .cdb?

    If yes, you need to use covert tool for the conversion and then save it as .cdb format.

    Next set the interface solver as Ansys and then try to import the .cdb file.

    Thanks

    Rajashri

  • haveto
    haveto Altair Community Member
    edited July 3
    Rajashri Saha_20525 said:

    Hi Haveto,

    Are you converting Optistruct file to .cdb?

    If yes, you need to use covert tool for the conversion and then save it as .cdb format.

    Next set the interface solver as Ansys and then try to import the .cdb file.

    Thanks

    Rajashri

    i set user profile as ansys and  then export to ansys. 

    when i try to import .cdb file in ansys , i got this message. 

    could you tell me how to fix this error? 

  • Rajashri_Saha
    Rajashri_Saha
    Altair Employee
    edited July 3
    haveto said:

    i set user profile as ansys and  then export to ansys. 

    when i try to import .cdb file in ansys , i got this message. 

    could you tell me how to fix this error? 

    If you can share your file, I will check.

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