1. Introduction

Welcome to the user manual for NaxToView. This manual is designed to guide you from the general overview to the specifics of our tool, NaxToView. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced user, this manual will help you navigate through the various features and functionalities of NaxToView effectively.

NaxToView is a versatile tool designed to work with a variety of commonly used file types in the simulation field. It supports a wide range of file formats, including solver input files such as *.inp for Abaqus, *.bdf or *.fem for Nastran and Optistruct. Additionally, it offers compatibility with various output file formats, such as op2 for Nastran and Optistruct, *.xdb from MSC.Nastran, *.hdf5 from Nastran, *.odb from Abaqus, h3d from Optistruct, and *.rst from Ansys.

Solver	Input formats	Output formats
Abaqus	.inp	.odb
Ansys		.rst
Nastran	.bdf, .dat	.op2, .hdf5, .xdb
Optistruct	.fem	.op2, .h3d