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  1. Tom Abitante

    Importing .Stp file

    And you were right. I had to just play around with my resolution and display settings until it finally appeared. Unfortunately it never appeared as a "selectable window" so alt tab never gave me any clue. I just decided to do some guess work and that worked...
  2. Tom Abitante

    Importing .Stp file

    So I've tried all the windows alt tab options, looking for a potential box thats hidden. As for graphics card, I am able to load the same file to another FEA program, and I have been able to upload a .inp file to abaqus successfully
  3. Tom Abitante

    Importing .Stp file

    Same issue. I right click part, hit import, select the .stp file (including the one you offered), and nothing happens. No error, nothing Thank you
  4. Tom Abitante

    Importing .Stp file

    So I reinstalled the program, but still no dialog box appears.
  5. Tom Abitante

    Importing .Stp file

    I guess I will try reinstalling. I tried with a simple cube.stp, and same thing "Use the Create Part from STEP dialog" message at the bottom, but no dialog box. Thank you
  6. Tom Abitante

    Importing .Stp file

    Hello, I am a Phd Student trying to use Abaqus for the first time to perform FEA on a bone model. I received a .stp file from a collaborator, who has used it in abaqus before, but I am having issues importing the part. When I go to import part, stp or step file, I get the message, "Use the...

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