# Exporting from ParaView to Abaqus or Ansys
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 30, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658 "2019-09-30T17:26:52Z")
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### Author:  [@Amin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Amin)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658/1 "2019-09-30T17:26:52Z")
Hi,
I have an Unstructured Grid \*.vtk file that contains points and cells data and attributes. With hexaheral dominant mesh. I’m trying to perform some initial mechanical analysis in either ABAQUS or Ansys. I tried using MATLAB as an intermediate step but all I could do is to export the points and use them for triangulation, which isn’t very helpful. I also tried DREAM.3D but faced many difficulties getting any output from it.
I’m quite new to all of these packages, other than Matlab, and all the information I could find was about exporting geometries from Ansys to Paraview, opposite to what I’m trying to do.
Many thanks,
Amin
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658/2 "2019-10-01T02:06:45Z")
You can save your data as a .stl file in ParaView, which should be readable in Ansys.
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### Author:  [@Amin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Amin)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658/3 "2019-10-01T09:37:40Z")
Hi @mwestphal,
Thanks for the reply. Is there a way to do this with a volumetric mesh? I’m only getting the .stl if I extract surface.
Cheers,
Amin
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/exporting-from-paraview-to-abaqus-or-ansys/2658/4 "2019-10-02T03:27:21Z")
You will have to check with Ansys in order to know the volumetric format they support.
A similar discussion takes place here :
> [@How to export domain from paraview to ANSYS or any meshing software?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-domain-from-paraview-to-ansys-or-any-meshing-software/2085/37):
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> Hello Kyoshimi, Thanks for the reply. 1a) Could you please attach the state file containing “Contour Filter” as I could not find it from your previous post. Did you export the contour in STL format by loading Fluent data in Ensight Case Gold format? 1b) Also, my requirement is to delete the fluid portion above the iso-surface and to retain the solids as well as fluid below the iso-surface for meshing. I hope the movie that you have attached in the previous post would address it. I will try it…