Importing an IGES file

• Select Files->Import->IGES …
• Select the IGES-formatted file "base.igs" and click Open.

After the importing process, the IGES file that GiD has imported appears on the screen.

 NOTE: One of the operations in the importing process is repairing and collapsing the model. We say that two entities collapse when, the distance between them being less than the Import Tolerance, they become one.

The Import Tolerance value may be modified by going to the Utilities menu, opening Preferences, and selecting Import and Export from the tree. By default, the Import tolerance automatic value is selected. With this option selected, GiD computes an appropriate value for the Import tolerance based on the size of the current geometry.
Collapsing the model may also be done manually. This option is found in Geometry->Edit->Collapse->Model.