Opening .FEM files?

[Anonymous]

Hello all,

I need to open and visualize results from a .fem file from a colleague who created it using Simulation Mechanical. However, I do not have SM and read that I can no longer purchase it. Will Fusion360, or some other program (Autodesk or not) be able to open this file?

Thanks.

[John_Holtz · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

I am not aware of any other software that will read the native Simulation Mechanical files.

The closest that can be done is for the Sim Mech user to export the model to a different FEA format, such as Nastran. This would only be the input, and there may be features in the Sim Mech model that are not supported for exporting.