APPENDIX A - IMPORT / EXPORT

Environmental Variable for Import / Export

It is possible to export model to MBF file with length units in "Inches" and moment units in “lb-in”. This can be done by setting the following.

1. Length unit is defined in inches in .mod file and

2. An environmental variable with name "EXPORT_INCHES" with value is set to "YES".

This option is introduced to maintain the accuracy of the model by avoiding rounding-off issues while exporting and importing via MBF.