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CADFEKO [LEGACY] Model Fails to Open in CADFEKO

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- Application Programming Interface (API)
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- SAR Standards
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- Read MAT, LUD, RHS and STR Files
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- Integration With Other Tools
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- Summary of Files
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- Common Errors and Warnings
  A Feko Errors, Warnings and Notes Reference Guide is available as a reference for messages that may be encountered in Feko.

CADFEKO [LEGACY] Model Fails to Open in CADFEKO

Problem

Opening an old CADFEKO [LEGACY] model in CADFEKO fails to convert to the new format.

Cause

CADFEKO uses advanced mapping algorithms to keep track of individual items when the geometry is modified. A model that was saved in an earlier CADFEKO [LEGACY] may not have all the mapping information available.

Solution 1

Open the model in a newer CADFEKO [LEGACY] version¹.
1. Re-evaluate the geometry.
2. Save the model.
Reopen the model in CADFEKO.
If the model still fails to open in CADFEKO then try Solution 2.

Solution 2

Open the model in a newer CADFEKO [LEGACY] version.
1. Convert the geometry to a primitive.
  
  Tip: If model consists of multiple parts², only one part might need to be converted.
2. Save the model.
Reopen the model in CADFEKO.

¹ See How to run CADFEKO [LEGACY] for more information.

² The highest-level items in the model are referred to as “parts”.