Importing From a UFF File

The Universal File Format (UFF UFF is an acronym for Universal File Format. UFF is a disk file format used for exchanging data between different structural testing & analysis systems. Structure models, mode shapes, ODS's, and time or frequency domain measurements can be imported & exported using UFF files. Typical UFF file name extensions are .UFF, .UNV and .ASC.) is commonly used for exchanging data between different structural analysis applications.
ME'scope can import & export data in the UFF format.
The most common UFF file format stores everything as ASCII text
Measurement data can also be stored in a binary data format.

Exporting a UFF File

1. Execute File | Export in any Structure, Data Block or Shape Table window.

2. Choose ASCII Universal File Format in the Save as type list in the dialog box that opens, and click on Save.

3. Open the UFF file in a text processor.

Each line of data in a UFF file is arranged in fixed field format.  This means that all of the characters on each line must be precisely in the correct columns to be readable.

• Each UFF data type is stored as a data set.

• Each UFF data set begins and ends with a "-1" line.

• Each UFF data set also has a UFF Data Set Number, which is on the second line of the data set.

ME'scope can import and export the following numbered data sets,

In UFF terminology, Points are called Grid Points, Lines are called Trace Lines, and mode shapes are called Functions at Nodal DOFs.

• Imported Point and Line data is put into a Structure file A Structure file contains the drawing Objects used to define a 3D model of a test structure. The structure model is used for displaying shapes in animation. Points, Lines & Surfaces are used for defining 3D structure models. FEA Objects can also be added between Points on the model. FEA Objects are used by commands in the SDM and Experimental FEA options of ME'scope..

• Imported mode shape data is put into a Shape Table file.